1 uses
1.1 medicine
1.2 time-keeping
1.3 religion
1.4 art form
uses
medicine
similar ingredients , processing techniques involved in production of both incense , traditional chinese medicines. example, take jiu (灸 moxibustion ). incense believed have physiological , psychological benefits. instance, according bencao gangmu pharmacopoeia, camphor cured evil vapors in heart , belly, , recommended eye troubles, including cataract.
time-keeping
along introduction of buddhism in china came calibrated incense sticks , incense clocks (xiangzhong 香鐘 incense clock or xiangyin 香印 incense seal ). poet yu jianwu (庾肩吾, 487-551) first recorded them: burning incense know o clock of night, graduated candles confirm tally of watches. use of these incense timekeeping devices spread buddhist monasteries secular society.
religion
burning incense @ chinese temple
xiangbang (香棒, stick; club ) means incense stick; joss stick . 2 incense synonyms specifying religious offerings ancestors or deities gāoxiāng (高香, high incense ) , gōngxiāng (供香, offering incense ).
the sunni muslim hui gedimu , yihewani burned incense during worship. viewed daoist or buddhist influence. hui, known white-capped huihui , used incense during worship, while salar, known black-capped huihui considered heathen ritual , denounced it.
as art form
the chinese developed sophisticated art form incense burning tea , calligraphy called xiangdao (香道). involves various paraphernalia , utensils in various ceramic containers utilised burn incense. examples include tongs, spatulas, special moulds create ideograms incense powder, etc. placed on special small table. used enhancement personal space accompany other arts such tea drinking , guqin playing.
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