The correct way to burn incense and how many sticks should be burned

Burning incense is familiar to many people. To put it simply, it means praying to gods and Buddhas and asking for Buddha's blessing. What is the correct way to burn incense? How many incense sticks do we usually burn?

The correct way to burn incense

After lighting the incense, they should be inserted in the middle of the incense burner. The first incense stick should be inserted in the middle, and you should silently recite in your heart: offering to the Buddha, awakening and not being confused; the second incense stick should be inserted on the right, and you should silently recite in your heart: offering to the Dharma, being righteous and not evil; the third incense stick should be inserted on the left, and you should silently recite in your heart: offering to the monks, being pure and not being tainted.

How many incense sticks do you usually burn?

Many people may have burned incense, but they don’t know what the incense represents or what each stick of incense means.

Burning three incense sticks is meaningful, it is not about burning a certain number of incense sticks. Some people think that the more incense sticks you burn, the better, which represents more respect for Buddha or various gods.

In fact, it is not true. The number of incense sticks you burn is not important, as long as your heart is sincere. The incense burned represents the three non-leakage studies of precepts, concentration and wisdom, and also represents the three eternal treasures of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. As the saying goes, "Burn three civilized incense sticks and offer a sincere heart", so burning three incense sticks in front of the Buddha is enough.

This is the introduction to the method of burning incense. Generally, three sticks are burned.