Is it okay to burn incense and worship Buddha on Christmas Day 2018?
Many people are very pious when it comes to burning incense and worshiping Buddha, and this aspect of culture has now been integrated into Chinese culture. So, is it appropriate to burn incense and worship Buddha on Christmas Day 2018? Let’s take a look. Want to know more about the days in November of the lunar calendar 2018? Please pay attention to our Shui Mo Xiansheng website’s special topic for November of the lunar calendar!Is it okay to burn incense and worship Buddha on Christmas Day 20189?1. From the perspective of festivals, we Chinese people burn incense and worship Buddha basically on the birthday of Bodhisattva or the birthday of some people who have great merits for us or on auspicious days. Even if we are not very particular, we will go to the temple on the first and fifteenth of every month. As for Christmas, although the festival is grand, it is a Western holiday to commemorate Jesus in the West. It has nothing to do with our Chinese nation. Therefore, it seems a bit inappropriate to burn incense and worship Buddha on Christmas, so it is better not to go. 2. From the perspective of the lunar calendar, Christmas 2018 is on December 25th in the Gregorian calendar, which is a day for death and not for important events in the lunar calendar. It is not suitable to burn incense and worship Buddha on such a day. Therefore, no matter from which perspective, it is always not good to burn incense and worship Buddha on Christmas, so it is not recommended that you burn incense and worship Buddha on Christmas.A day suitable for burning incense and worshipping BuddhaThe first day of the first lunar month is the birthday of Maitreya Bodhisattva. The eighth day of the second lunar month is the birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha. The fifteenth day of the second lunar month is the birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha. The nineteenth day of the second lunar month is the birthday of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. The twenty-first day of the second lunar month is the birthday of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva. The sixteenth day of the third lunar month is the birthday of Cundi Bodhisattva. The fourth day of the fourth lunar month is the birthday of Manjusri Bodhisattva. The eighth day of the fourth lunar month is the birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha. The twenty-eighth day of the fourth lunar month is the birthday of Medicine King Bodhisattva. The thirteenth day of the fifth lunar month is the birthday of Galan Bodhisattva. The third day of the sixth lunar month is the birthday of Skanda Bodhisattva. The thirteenth day of the seventh lunar month is the birthday of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva. The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is the Buddha's Joyful Day. The thirtieth day of the seventh lunar month is the birthday of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. The twenty-second day of the eighth lunar month is the birthday of Dipamkara Buddha. The nineteenth day of the ninth lunar month is the birthday of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. The thirtyth day of the ninth lunar month is the birthday of Medicine Buddha. The fifth day of the tenth lunar month is the birthday of Bodhidharma. The seventeenth day of the eleventh lunar month is the birthday of Amitabha Buddha. The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is the birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha. The twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month is the birthday of Avatamsaka Bodhisattva. |
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