Do you know the steps and methods for consecrating a Buddha statue?

The Buddha statue is consecrated, also known as consecration of light, opening the eyes or offerings. It generally refers to a Buddhist ritual in which the Buddha statue is completed and chooses auspicious days to worship Buddha statues.

The steps and methods for consecrating Buddha statues are as follows:

1. Sprinkle

Spraying is the most important part of the consecration of Buddha statues. Its method is to use willow branches to sprinkle nectar water on the Buddha statue.

It is said to be to remove impurities that may adhere to the Buddha statue.

Then the monk recites the relevant Buddhist scriptures and mantras, accompanied by the magical instruments, which takes about two quarters of an hour, or about half an hour.

2. Sing the fragrance

The people who participated in the Dharma Assembly sang incense and praise the stove, and then burned incense and sandalwood in the incense burner in front of the Buddha statue. This is a ceremony to offer incense to the Buddha statue. Those who participated in the Dharma Assembly sang and praised the Buddha with Vinaya.

3. Please enter the position of the saint

This is another important part of the consecration of the Buddha statue, mainly to invite the master of the Buddha statue to enter the statue for offering.

The master and the disciples who participated in the Dharma Assembly chanted the Buddhist scriptures and the Great Compassion Mantra around the Buddha.

4. Brush the Buddha's face with a towel

This step is to use a towel to brush the Buddha statue on the face, which means to remove the three poisons and all kinds of worldly affairs of sentient beings.

In fact, its further meaning is to show the light of the Buddha, allowing the Buddha statue to see all kinds of sentient beings in the world more clearly, and to clear the troubles and dust of sentient beings.

5. Use a mirror to look at the Buddha's face

This is one of the main steps for consecrating the Buddha statue. The method is to invite the master to illuminate the Buddha statue with a new mirror. It means to show the light of Buddha statues and shine on sentient beings.

6. Point the Buddha's body with a red pen

This is the last step in consecrating the Buddha statue, that is, use a cinnabar pen to spot the Buddha statue.

At this point, the entire Buddha statue consecration ceremony was successfully completed.