Steps to find symbols in Chongqing Luohan Temple

First, take a bath in advance to clean your body.

If you are going to burn incense and worship Buddha, you'd better bathe yourself in advance and enter the temple with a clean body and mind.

Second, don't eat meat before worshipping Buddha.

Meat, animal products, garlic, onion, tobacco, wine, etc. It will be dirty and disrespectful to the Buddha, so it is best not to eat before worshipping the Buddha.

Third, dress neatly and behave politely.

When entering the temple, clothes, shoes and hats should be neat. Don't wear untidy clothes, especially ladies. When you enter a Buddhist temple, you can't wear revealing clothes or make-up.

Smoking, chewing gum and playing are not allowed.

Fourth, enter the temple.

It is best not to enter the Buddhist temple through the middle door, but through the side door, not to step on the threshold, and it is better to lift your feet.

After entering the temple gate, you should not go straight in the middle. You should walk along your left arm when going forward and backward. When entering the temple gate, don't put hats and crutches on the Buddha case and the Buddha seat.

5. Don't touch your temples.

Don't tamper with anything in the temple, especially the bells, drums, fish, chimes and other utensils in the temple. You shouldn't knock on Zhang Xi's clothes or play with them. Such as fruits and plants, should not be picked at will.

6. Worship Buddha can't be offside.

The worship mat in the center of the main hall is used by the temple owner. It was not allowed to be used last week. It is advisable to use mats on both sides, which are divided into men, women and men. No one should walk in front of his head when praying.

Seven, reading the bible must be respectful.

If there are open classics in the temple, you can read them. But before reading, you must wash your hands and put them on the table. You shouldn't hold the paper roll or put it on your lap. Don't add clothes and hats to the classics.

Eight, pay attention to worship the monk

When you meet a monk, you should call him a mage or a monk, but you can't call him a monk or a monk. The common way to greet monks is to put your hands together and bow slightly to show respect. Do not shake hands, hug or touch with monks.

If a monk is worshipping Buddha, meditating, chanting, eating, sleeping, menstruating or going to the toilet, he should not worship.

Nine, listening etiquette

Sit with admirers. If you are late, the mage has been promoted. You must bow to the Buddha, take a step back, and then bow to the mage.

After taking a seat, don't greet acquaintances, don't sit up and cough. If you can't finish listening, make a gesture to the mage, quit quietly, and don't wave to call others.

X. Other matters needing attention

1. When you enter the Buddhist temple, you are not allowed to look up at the Buddha's face, bow your head to worship immediately, and you are not allowed to watch and look around at will. If you want to see the face of the Buddha, you should stand outside the hall and look at it from a distance, which is in line with etiquette.

If you eat food in the temple, you will get a donation. Whenever the temple holds a dharma meeting or a Bodhisattva's birthday, it will hold a fast feast to become attached to all beings, and believers need to donate merit money; If you dine in a temple on weekdays, you should also donate merit money. Because the food eaten in the temple is donated by ten good people, unless it is a monk, it is not provided in the temple, so it should not be eaten for nothing.