Can you have sex the night before burning incense and worshipping Buddha? What are the rules for worshipping Buddha?

There is always a quiet and peaceful atmosphere in the temple, which makes people feel awe. Therefore, many people now choose to worship Buddha in order to pursue spiritual peace. So can we have sex the night before burning incense and worshiping Buddha? What are the rules for worshiping Buddha?

Can I have sex the night before burning incense and worshipping Buddha?

Ordinary believers can have sex the night before burning incense and worshipping Buddha. There is no rule that they must abstain from sex.

1. As long as you are willing to worship Buddha, you can do so at any time. Regardless of whether one's body is clean or dirty, and regardless of whether one has done good or evil deeds, as long as one wants to worship Buddha, anyone can sincerely and respectfully worship the Buddhas of the ten directions. The rest doesn't matter. To devote oneself to Buddha, even for a moment, is a great virtue.

2. If you are a devout Buddhist, there is no requirement to abstain from sex before and after worshiping Buddha. Whether or not to have a house is your own decision. Only those who have taken the vow of celibacy are not allowed to do so. Do not be lascivious.

3. If you have deep faith in Buddha and want to obtain perfect merit, you should bathe, fast, purify your body, speech, and mind before worshiping Buddha. You should worship Buddha with utmost sincerity and respect. You should not kill, steal, or commit adultery. You should not speak divisively, abusively, lie, or speak falsely. You should not be greedy, angry, or ignorant. This is a voluntary choice to not commit adultery. There are no fixed requirements. There will be no one supervising, and people will practice the Dharma voluntarily and happily.

4. Although having sex before or after worshiping Buddha is not a good idea, worshiping Buddha wholeheartedly will block all evil and gain great blessings and wisdom. The merits outweigh the faults. If you plan to worship Buddha tomorrow, you can choose not to have sex. If you can't help it, you can also go to worship Buddha. It is voluntary to do it after worshipping Buddha that night, it is not impossible.

5. All things are born from causes and conditions. When the karma, season, environment, and habits of a person come together, thoughts, ideas, and life will arise. The human body is merely the result of thoughts. Whether it is possible or not depends on one’s own karma and karma, and appearance is determined by the mind. With certain knowledge, there will be comments about what is allowed and what is not allowed. Not necessarily. The same thing, when done by people with different thoughts and understandings, may be done one for good and one for evil.

What are the rules for worshipping Buddha?

1. Walk in a clockwise direction to worship Buddha.
2. There are usually many doors in the main hall of a temple. The one in the middle is called the empty door, which is used for monks to enter and exit. Pilgrims are not allowed to enter and exit, and should enter from the left and right sides respectively. Men should stand on the left and women on the right. Do not step on the threshold (the thresholds in temples are usually made very high).
3. Be pious in your heart, be a vegetarian, and keep your hands clean.
4. Do not make loud noises or speak irrelevant "nagging" in the temple.
5. Do not point at the Buddha statue with your fingers, and do not step over the cushion when worshiping the Buddha.
6. 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.