What is the zodiac sign of the Buddha if you want money? What is the use of Buddhist incense?

When we worship Buddha, our palms together look like a lotus, which grows out of the mud but remains unstained. This means that Buddha is not stained by the habits of reincarnation. Another meaning is that we compare the Tathagatagarbha in our own mind to a lotus.

What zodiac sign is it to pray to Buddha for money?

Wanting money to worship Buddha means wanting to get rich or make a living, and to worship Buddha and Bodhisattva for help.

Pray to God

【Explanation】Pray to the gods and ask for their blessings

[Source] Volume 13 of "Chuke Paian Jingqi" by Ling Mengchu of Ming Dynasty: "There was a wealthy man named Yan. He lived with his wife and one son. He was over 30 years old and had no children. He prayed to gods and Buddhas, and kept this matter in mind all the time."

【Synonyms】burn incense and make a wish

What are the uses of Buddhist incense?

1. Buddhist incense is a kind of spice made from fragrant bark, resin, wood chips, roots, leaves, flowers and fruits, including sandalwood, agarwood, cloves, tulips, borneol (all called the five spices), fumigation, benzoin, etc. Because Buddhism respects life and protects living things, ambergris, musk, etc. secreted by animals are generally not used. Most of the popular fragrances in society today are artificial chemical synthetic fragrances, which often have side effects.

2. Buddhist incense can be divided into two categories: burning incense and applying incense. Burning incense is to burn the spices and use the fragrance to purify the body and mind, so it is also called incense. The spices used include tower incense, pill incense, loose incense, powder incense (incense powder), practice incense, incense sticks, etc. Applying incense is to apply spices on objects or on the body to achieve the effect of purifying the body and mind. The spices used include perfume, fragrant oil, fragrant medicine, etc. In the past, people also used scented ointments and scented soups for bathing, or put spices in bags or pillows to make scented sachets and scented pillows, which would naturally emit fragrance to achieve the effect of cleaning the environment and dispelling evil and filth.

3. Regarding the functions of Buddhist incense, first, it is used as a token of worship; second, it is used to express one’s identity with precious spices; third, it can remove filth and beautify the environment with its fragrance; fourth, it can refresh the mind and cultivate one’s emotions; fifth, it can help calm the mind and practice meditation; sixth, it can dispel evil spirits, strengthen the body, maintain health and cure diseases; seventh, it can remove odors and purify the body and mind with its fragrance; eighth, it can repel mosquitoes and avoid insects; ninth, it can be used for meditation and timekeeping, etc.