What are the things to pay attention to when you go to Nanyue to worship Buddha? What are the things to pay attention to when you make wishes in Hengshan?

Burning incense and worshipping Buddha at Nanyue Hengshan is very effective. People come here from afar with piety, kowtow and pray sincerely, and the most important wish is to be blessed by the Bodhisattva. So here is a list of things to pay attention to when going to Nanyue to worship Buddha! What is the Hengshan Wishing Incense?

Things to note when visiting Nanyue Mountain to worship Buddha

First: Things to note when offering incense at the four temples at Nanyue Hengshan

1. There are three main types of incense to be requested when burning incense and worshipping Buddha: incense for safety, incense for making wishes and fulfilling them, and incense for wealth.

2. No matter if you have any wishes to make or to repay when you go to the temples in Nanyue and Hengshan to burn incense and worship Buddha, Baoxiang and Ping'an Jiafu incense are the most basic set of incense for burning incense and worshiping Buddha. They are not for making wishes and do not need to be repaid, but you must ask for them when you go to a temple.

Second: Special precautions for entering the temple at Nanyue Hengshan

When you come here to burn incense and pray for blessings for the first time, the master will personally accompany you into the temple to burn incense for free, and remind you while burning incense. This way, you don’t have to worry about making mistakes or not knowing how to worship. There is also a very important point, when you are led into the temple to burn incense, since it is the first time here, the temple is also commercialized, and they will definitely remind you not to light lamps, change your luck, consecrate, buy consecrated ornaments, etc. If someone leads you to do these things, then it will definitely be profitable.

Third: The rules and taboos of burning incense at Nanyue Hengshan

1. To burn incense, you must enter the temple through the front door

2. Burn incense first and then worship Buddha. No matter which temple you go to, as long as you see incense burners on both sides, face them and burn the incense burner on the right side to protect the incense burner.

3. There are four steps to burning incense: Step 1: Hold the incense in your hand in the square outside the Holy Emperor Temple, write your name on the side of the incense toward the Holy Emperor Temple, and place the others on the ground in front of you to make money, then bow three times facing the Holy Emperor Temple. Then place all the prayer items except the high incense in the incense burner on the right and burn them. Step 2: Hold tall incense sticks and go to the eight main halls in turn to kowtow and pray, silently making and fulfilling wishes in your heart. Step 3: In a hall, first worship the Bodhisattva in the middle, then the Bodhisattva on the right, and then the Bodhisattva on the left. Step 4: Go back to the incense burner, bow three times in the four directions facing the center of the Holy Emperor Temple Square, then put the tall incense into the incense burner and burn it, then bow three more times to thank the Bodhisattva for his kindness.

Fourth: When entering or leaving the main hall, never step on the threshold

The act of Buddhist laypeople donating money and goods to temples is also called "donating the threshold", which means using their own bodies to guard the door for the Buddha. When entering or exiting, lift your legs high and step forward, preferably with your left leg first.

What is Hengshan Wishing Incense?

The wishing incense at Hengshan includes the incense for praying for children, the incense for praying for academic success, the incense for praying for wealth, the incense for love, the incense for marriage, the incense for career, the incense for promotion, the incense for peace, the incense for curing illness and health, etc.