God's Glory Nestorian Royal Offering Purifying Incense

【Glory of God. Nestorian Imperial Offering] Whoever offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and whoever walks in the right way will receive my salvation. ~Don. Duo Hui Holy King's Scripture The Tang Dynasty was a prosperous period in Chinese history. Foreign trade was prosperous, attracting other countries to come one after another at that time, and the transmission of faith also entered China through trade activities. Nestorianism in the Qin Dynasty was the earliest branch of Christianity to enter China. It was valued by Emperor Gaozong, and flourished and developed in China for a while. Although it was later implicated in the disaster of destroying Buddhism, it disappeared from China. However, at the time of development, It also left many cultural traces. Burning incense is common to all religions, and Christianity is certainly no exception, as in the Nestorian classic, Tang Dynasty. It is said in the Duo Hui Holy King Sutra: Whoever offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and whoever walks in the right way will receive my salvation. At that time, Nestorianism was valued by the emperor, so it naturally also used incense for sacrificial offerings. It was different from the aroma of oriental incense, or different from the burning incense used in Christianity today, but a noble, sacred and ethereal fragrance. Although this incense was printed two years ago, it has not been sold publicly. Therefore, the incense is not only used for sacrifices, but also as a purifying incense. It can be burned directly on the fire or used with a heart diffuser. This is the special feature of Tang Dynasty incense. Used for direct fire ignition, the smoke volume is slightly larger, not pungent but with a cooling feeling, while air fumigation is noble and ethereal, each has its own characteristics, and can be used according to individual preferences. [Three religions chatted with incense. eleven】 Two years ago I finished writing "The Three Religions Use Incense. Wu" and mentioned four issues: 1. The scientific name is the use of Latin binomial or trinomial, but in what century did it start to be used? 2. Did ancient India use the Latin language? 3. Since the Han Dynasty in China, the founders who spread Buddhism should not have used Latin. 4. Do the names of Sanskrit medicines after Chinese culture correspond to today’s Chinese medicines or Sanskrit medicines? These four questions are actually questions for reference by incense lovers. As I shared a few days ago, the translated name of the "Preface to Listen to the Miscellaneous Sutras" of Nestorianism in the Qin Dynasty is very different from today's, and from the Tang Dynasty (618 ~ 907 AD) to the era when Latin scientific names appeared (1935), there was an interval of thousands of years, and there was a gap in local languages. There is no doubt that the contribution of Latin scientific names to academics is undoubted. However, in terms of incense making, is it accurate? The state of "listening to the verses in the preface" is very common in classics, and in actual incense making, such as the previous article on the incense in the thorn tent, there are many customary materials and inheritance lines mentioned in the incense making. There are differences. Of course, Mo Xue is neither a scholar nor a researcher. He is just in the field of incense making, which is both a career and a hobby. Therefore, he likes to study more information in addition to the existing lineage. Returning to the Eastern cultural beliefs of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, there are hundreds of spices used. The database obtained through in-depth research is very rich, and it can be completely separated from the scope of Latin scientific names. In some aspects, it is even more In order to be accurate and close to the actual usage, the only regret is probably that as the incense-making culture is declining, incense is no longer necessary for life, and sacrifices do not necessarily require specific incense. Perhaps in the near future, only words will remain about the aroma. , for purely academic discussions, the unity of scientific names is very useful. #汉 Tibetan Chuanxiang# Mani agarwood#经书worm# smelling room# incense making# making incense# compound incense# single side incense# mixing incense# making incense#大Qin Nestorian# Preface to Listen to the Sutras of Mi Shi