some people say that when menstruation comes, you can't go to worship Buddha, read Buddha, or recite scriptures. After some people said it, many women believed it, and she really stopped worshipping Buddha. Therefore, Yinzu must correct this matter. It shows that this view was very popular at that time, and if it was not popular, Yinzu could not talk about this issue in letters after letters.
Therefore, Yinzu said: This discourse is very unreasonable. If you don't understand, you can't look at the situation of all beings. Unreasonable, not accessible to Buddhism. Women have menstruation every month, which is short for two or three days and long for six or seven days. This is a physiological phenomenon of women. But what about practice? Practitioners of Buddhism should have a clear mind and never stop working hard. You can't stop your practice because of such a physiological phenomenon, and you will be interrupted. This interruption may be very costly. Practice should have a spirit of dripping water through a stone. Dropping water through a stone, if your water is honest there, it will be able to drop through the stone. Practice is the most afraid of being exposed to the cold. After a period of practice, she stopped. After stopping, it was abandoned, and she was very unfamiliar when she picked it up. Therefore, it must be uninterrupted and long-term, so you can't interrupt it casually.
Then the correct attitude is: when a woman has her period, she can spend less weeks. Her body and mind may be restless and uncomfortable, and she may pay less homage to the Buddha, but it is not absolutely disrespectful. You should recite the Buddha's name and chanting as usual, without interruption. The reason why some people say that you can't pray and recite during this period is that he said that your physical problems during this period are not clean, so you have to deal with them carefully, so you often wash and change dirty cloth. If your hands touch dirty cloth, you should wash it when you do your homework. You should not touch Buddhist scriptures with unclean hands, including offering incense. You should pay attention to these. What is this note? Practice Buddhism with respect.
In this regard, in the letter "Letter to Ms. Xu Fuxian", Yinzu put forward this famous saying for the first time, saying: Buddhism is beneficial, and when you seek it from reverence, you will get a point of happiness and wisdom; If you are very respectful, you will eliminate your sins and increase your happiness. If there is no respect at all, although it is a distant cause, the crime of scorn is unimaginable. If you have this passage, you'd better memorize it.
question 2: why is there a saying that women can't burn incense and worship god during menstruation? Why is this? This is a misinformation
Because it is not convenient for women to kneel down to worship Buddha during menstrual pregnancy
Therefore, it is not necessary to worship less or not at this time, after all, because worshipping Buddha does harm to their health
Some words may be passed on and on, which may mean that worshipping Buddha is not allowed
There are special instructions for the master of printing light
Women have menstruation from the age of 12 to 489. There is a saying that when you are menstruating, you should not worship and recite, which makes no sense. Short menstruation will stop on two or three days, and the elderly will stop on six or seven days. People who practice must be mindful of each other, so how can they abandon their practice because of their natural ailments? Today, when you are menstruating, you can worship less. ) Buddha chanting, should be as usual. It is advisable to change dirty cloth frequently. If you touch dirty cloth, wash it immediately. Don't touch dirty hands, turn over scriptures or burn incense. Buddhism, dharma, dharma, dharma, dharma, dharma, dharma, dharma. Many people in the world only believe what outsiders say, but they don't know the teachings of Buddhism. Therefore, all colleagues can't share the legal interests. (The paper money is repeated in the last letter)
Women's menstrual period is a chronic disease for most of their lives, which will last for several days, so how can they stop chanting Buddha? At ordinary times, you must be clean and sincere. At this point, although your body can't be clean, you should be sincere. There must be a thick lining in the underwear, so as not to make dirty blood flow to the Buddhist temple. All hands that touch * * * must be washed. If it is inconvenient to worship, be less polite. As for chanting Buddha and chanting scriptures, they are sincere and respectful, and their merits and demerits are no less than usual. Taking Buddha as the great compassionate parent of all sentient beings, when this disease occurs, if you can sincerely recite Buddha, you will be doubly sympathetic. If you are possessed by a fool and have this unclean disease, you should not read Buddha. If children fall into the toilet, it is reasonable not to call their parents for help. (The paper money continues to be a book of conscious laymen)
Question 3: Why can't we burn incense to worship Buddha when we have a holiday? Rinse your mouth, clean your hands and chant. Female believers who are suspected of learning Buddhism (Master Sheng Yan) at home are afraid to enter the temple to worship, or even go to the front of the Buddha to burn incense, recite scriptures, meditate and recite Buddha. In fact, this is a taboo for low-level ghosts and gods. Because ghosts and gods are afraid of seeing blood, they are easy to get angry at the sight of blood. Ghosts and gods are bloodthirsty and greedy at the sight of blood, but the physiological menstrual blood is not blood, so they are insulted and teased; Therefore, women in physiological period may have bad consequences when they enter the ancestral halls, temples and halls of ghosts and gods. As for Buddhist Shamini, Bhikuni and Youpoyi, they all live in monasteries, and they are accompanied by sutras and dharma objects every day, and they have never brought disasters because of the so-called problems during their physiological period. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = (written by the master of printing light) Women have menstruation from the age of twelve or thirteen to the age of forty-eight or nine. There is a saying that when you are menstruating, you should not worship and recite, which makes no sense. Short menstruation will stop on two or three days, and the elderly will stop on six or seven days. People who practice must be mindful of each other. How can they abandon their practice because of their natural ailments? Today, when you are menstruating, you can worship less, read Buddha and chant scriptures as usual. It is advisable to change the dirty cloth frequently. If your hands touch the dirty cloth, wash it immediately. Don't turn over scriptures and burn incense with dirty hands. Buddhism, dharma, dharma, dharma, dharma, dharma, dharma, dharma. Many people in the world only believe what outsiders say, but they don't know the teachings of Buddhism. Therefore, all colleagues can't share the legal interests.
Question 4: Why can't you give incense to the deceased during menstruation? If someone stops it, it is a misunderstanding of folk superstition. People sayno. First, when they worship their ancestors in ancient times, they are not clear about the origin of women's menstrual blood. Because they come from * * *, they think it is filthy and unclean, and seeing blood is often associated with injuries and wars, which makes them feel ominous, so they are forbidden to participate in the sacrifice.
Question 5: Why can't women burn incense during menstruation? Women can burn incense and worship Buddha during their physiological period, and all Buddhist practice activities are not affected. Buddhism has no taboos about this.
question 6: why can't women burn incense when they have their period? There are a few people who say that the first one is that women are weak at this time and can't feel the so-called gods. The second one is more nonsense. It is said that things are dirty and insulting. At this time, it is disrespectful to burn incense. The third one is more reliable. It is said that blood is unlucky.