List of auspicious days for burning incense and praying for blessings in the third month of the lunar calendar in 2022

When burning incense and worshiping Buddha, not only do you need to be sincere in your heart, but it is also best to choose a suitable day to pray for blessings. Here is a list of auspicious days for burning incense and praying for blessings in March of the lunar calendar in 2022. Next, let's learn about the lunar calendar for praying for blessings with Guiguzi Fortune Telling Network.

List of auspicious days for burning incense and praying for blessings in the third month of the lunar calendar in 2022

Aries, April 8, 2022 (solar calendar); March 8, 2022 (lunar calendar)

Suitable for: offering sacrifices , praying for blessings, cutting clothes, closing tents, setting up beds, burying, removing mourning clothes, putting on mourning clothes, moving coffins, breaking ground, burying, thanking the land, erecting monuments, and raising livestock

Taboo: digging a well to build a door for marriage and marriage proposal

Aries, April 14, 2022 (Solar calendar); March 14, 2022 (Lunar calendar)

Suitable for: getting married, accepting marriage proposals, offering sacrifices, praying for blessings , traveling, migrating, and seeking medical treatment

Taboo: Opening the market and breaking ground

Taurus on Friday, April 22, 2022 (solar calendar); Taurus on Friday, March 22, 2022 (lunar calendar)

Suitable for: offering sacrifices , praying for blessings , opening the eyes, seeking heirs, removing wood, clearing fires, moving into new homes, installing beds, dismantling and repairing, breaking ground, raising livestock, etc.

Taboo: getting married, receiving money, burying, traveling, opening a market, setting up a voucher, building a stove, planting

April 26, 2022, Tuesday, Taurus (solar calendar); March 26, 2022, lunar calendar (lunar calendar)

Suitable for: offering sacrifices , praying for blessings, seeking heirs, opening the eyes of the Buddha, resolving fire problems, dismantling houses, installing beds, building houses, installing doors, taking in livestock, starting drilling, and burials.

Taboo: breaking ground, collecting money, digging wells, hanging plaques, opening markets, cutting wood, trading

Taurus, April 29, 2022 (solar calendar)

Suitable for: offering sacrifices, praying for a son, opening the eyes of the deceased, accepting marriage proposals, getting married, removing the headgear, bringing in new people, installing beds, breaking ground, raising beams, building temples, digging wells, digging ponds, burying coffins, moving coffins, burying, breaking ground

Taboo: Don’t take other things

Rules and taboos of burning incense

1. Wear clean clothes

If you know you will go to the temple to burn incense on the first day, you need to purify yourself the night before. Nerves mean washing away the dust on your body and tidying yourself up a little. What the editor means by "neat" here is not how luxurious your clothes should be, but clean and tidy. The clothes are not exaggerated or alternative.

2. Things to know before entering the temple

If anyone has noticed, the main hall of a general temple has two doors: a big door in the middle and two small doors on both sides. There are also taboos when entering the house to burn incense and worship Buddha. If you are not a monk or a nun, it is best not to go through the middle door. The middle door is called the empty door, and only monks can enter and exit. The doors on both sides are for pilgrims to enter and exit. Please be careful when entering, and women should step with the right foot. Man steps with left foot. You must not step on the threshold, as this is disrespectful to Buddha. Just step over it when you get in.

3. Buddha worship etiquette

Those who come to worship Buddha must have a pious heart and clean hands, because their hands must be clean when they are used for bowing and holding incense. When you come to worship Buddha, please be careful when speaking in the temple, do not talk or make noise. Don't point fingers at any Buddha statue. As there are many people coming to worship Buddha, there are many cushions in the main hall. Please be careful not to step over the cushions when burning incense and worshiping Buddha, otherwise it will be regarded as disrespectful.

4. Number of Incense Sticks to Burn

When burning incense to worship Buddha, the number of incense sticks is also important. Three sticks are for praying for yourself, six sticks are for praying for two generations, and nine sticks are for praying for three generations. And thirteen is an extreme; thirteen incense sticks are high incense that represents complete merit. It is to burn incense and kowtow. This is also the highest standard. Usually, I just burn three incense sticks when I worship Buddha.

5. Holding incense gesture

When burning incense, you should hold the incense in your left hand. When burning incense, the incense should be lit all at once. The brighter the better. After lighting the incense, if the fire is still not out, do not blow it with your mouth. Just hold it horizontally and shake it up and down. The wind will blow the incense out. When burning incense, hold the incense at the bottom with your right hand and raise it above your head to bow. After bowing, you can place the incense in your hand into the incense burner.

6. Things to know about kowtow

If you kowtow, you must pay attention to the steps. There are taboos when burning incense and worshiping Buddha, and you cannot kowtow suddenly. But you have to pay attention to your posture. First you need to kneel on the cushion and put your hands together. Note that the palms should be hollow. Raise them above your head, then lower them to your mouth and pause. You can make a wish, then lower them to your heart, recite silently, then open your palms with your palms facing up and bow down. Bow your head down. Just go back and forth three times.

7. Taboos when worshipping Buddha

There are many taboos in burning incense and worshiping Buddha, and it is best for women not to burn incense during menstruation. In summer, when women go to temples to worship Buddha, they must not wear miniskirts or clothes that expose their chests and backs, as this is impolite. If you bring children to worship Buddha, please take good care of your children and do not let them run and play in the temple. Disturbing the Buddha's purity.