How to put incense bowls on the altar. Ancestors need to be strictly followed, according to feng shui rules and standards. Almost every Vietnamese family has a belief in worshipping ancestors, so according to Vietnamese customs, placing incense bowls properly will bring good luck to future descendants. Through the article below, Long Phuong Porcelain will show you how to properly place the incense burner on the altar.
1. Meaning of placing incense bowls on the altar
In Vietnamese spiritual culture, the worship of ancestors is considered a beauty in the customs and habits of the Vietnamese people over thousands of years. Because Vietnamese people often think that life, family peace, health, fate rich or poor sometimes also depend partly on the way of worshiping ancestors.
Therefore, placing the incense bowl on the altar is of great interest to Vietnamese people, placing the incense bowl in the right feng shui, in the right position above and below, and not committing a taboo. Thanks to the burning of incense, yin and yang have a connection, ancestors can hear the wishes of their descendants.
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2. Instructions on how to properly place the incense bowl on the altar
2.1. Instructions on how to place a bowl of incense on the altar
For families with younger children or small families, one-generation families, families living far away from home, staying in motels or apartments, they often worship a bowl of incense. This incense bowl is only for worshiping gods or ancestors. The simple layout saves living space and is still enough to meet their worship according to their religious beliefs. In addition, the distance to place the incense bowl on the altar should be 10-15cm.
2.2. Instructions on how to place two incense bowls on the altar
For the altar with two incense bowls, it is usually reserved for the gods and ancestors. Therefore, the way to place the incense bowl on the altar with two incense bowls is also specified in a specific position such as: the 10cm tall spirit incense bowl placed 10-15cm from the edge of the altar. As for the incense bowl, the ancestors put the fee under the board of gods, the distance between the two incense bowls is 10-15 cm.
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2.3. Instructions on how to place three incense bowls on the altar
“The altar with three incense bowls” is the most familiar and popular arrangement of Vietnamese people. Three incense bowls are placed on the altar, including: incense bowls worshiping gods, ancestors, and Manh Ba Co.
How to place 3 incense bowls on the altar as follows:
The sacred incense bowl is usually the largest in size and placed in the middle of the altar, placing the incense bowl higher than the other two. Next, the other two sides will place incense bowls to worship Gia Tien and Ong Manh Ba Co. The distance between the incense bowls is 10-15cm. Avoid keeping it too close as it will cause the incense to catch on fire.
2.4. Instructions on how to arrange 4 incense bowls on the altar
For families who put 4 incense bowls on the altar are usually Buddhist families. In addition to worshiping gods, ancestors, Ong Manh Ba Co, they also worship Buddha according to their religious beliefs.
The altar with 4 incense bowls will be arranged as follows:
Place 1 bowl of incense to worship Buddha at the top, the remaining 3 incense bowls will be arranged in the same position as placing 3 incense bowls on the altar. The distance between the Buddha altar and the gods and ancestors is similar from 10-15cm.
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2.5. Instructions on how to put 5 incense bowls on the altar
For the altar with 5 incense bowls, the homeowner will usually worship both the inside and the outside and the gods. Specifically, the layout is as follows:
- The incense bowl for worshiping the gods is the largest and is higher than the rest of the incense bowls. Place the incense bowl to worship the god in the middle.
- Eight incense ancestors and Ong Manh Ba Co on the right side of the paternal side. In turn, as follows God - Gia Tien - Ong Manh Ba Co. The distance between the incense bowls is from 15-20cm
- The paternal incense bowl and Ong Manh Ba Co on the maternal side will be placed on the left side. The order is also the same: Spirit – Family – Ong Manh Ba Co. The distance between the incense bowls is from 15-20cm
3. Things to note when placing incense bowls on the altar
3.1. Choose a sample of incense bowls
The incense bowl you choose to buy must be new, intact, not cracked or chipped. Embossed or gold-painted motifs on the product should not be written or kanji. For the safest and most suitable feng shui, you should choose incense bowls with dragon phoenix patterns
Avoid buying incense bowls with bright colors such as: red, yellow, orange. These are the colors often used to worship saints and generals in communal houses and temples.
3.2. Disinfect the bowl of clean incense
When you buy a new incense bowl, you should clean it. You can use clean water mixed with a little alcohol, ginger, and salt to clean the dirt or the musty smell of the incense bowl. Then you can soak the incense bowl in clean water again, drop a few more petals of jasmine, rose to make the incense bowl have a pure scent.
3.3. Note how to pick up incense bowls
After the incense bowl is cleaned and wiped dry, you can take a layer of metallized coating on the bottom of the incense bowl and then buy specialized ash to fill the incense bowl.
4. Video on how to arrange incense bowls on the ancestral altar
5. Conclusion:
Worshiping ancestors is a beauty in the spiritual culture of Vietnamese people. To this day, that culture is still preserved, but it is not clear to everyone to properly understand the rules of placing incense bowls on the altar. The above article is some sharing on how to decorate incense bowls, hoping to bring you useful content.
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