Can I wear a skirt when I burn incense and worship Buddha? What are the rules for burning incense and worshiping Buddha?

In many areas, people burn incense and worship Buddha on the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month to pray for their own or their family's safety and health. However, burning incense and worshipping Buddha cannot be done casually. There are many rules that everyone needs to know. So can you wear a skirt while burning incense and worshipping Buddha?

Can I wear a skirt when I burn incense and worship Buddha?

You can wear a skirt when you go to a temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, but you should try to avoid wearing revealing clothes.

Entering a temple to burn incense and worship Buddha is a solemn thing, so you should pay more attention to your dress. Men should not wear shorts or vests; women should not wear short skirts, suspenders, etc. Secondly, women should be simple, solemn and pure when burning incense and worshipping Buddha, and should not wear anything too strange. Moreover, most temples have male monks, so they should avoid dressing too sexily, so as to create immeasurable merits.

What are the rules for burning incense and worshipping Buddha?

1. Time for worshipping Buddha

The first and fifteenth day of every month are the best times to burn incense, because there are no taboos and you can burn incense on these two days of the month.

2. Preparation before worshipping Buddha

You must wash your hands before worshiping Buddha. Incense cannot be said to be "buy" but "invite". Ordinary people should hold the incense with their left hand (it is said that the right hand is unclean, and ordinary people mostly use their right hand to kill).

3. Number of Incense Sticks Burned

There are certain rules for the time of worshiping Buddha and burning incense, as well as the number of incense sticks to burn. Generally speaking, three incense sticks are appropriate. The saying goes, "Burn three civilized incense sticks and offer a sincere heart."

4. Mats in temples

The middle mat in the temple is for monks to worship Buddha. Men use the left one when kneeling, and women use the right one.