Generally there are three roots, but there are six roots and nine roots. Do you know what they mean by them? Next, I will tell you why it is usually three roots. We need to know the number three. In Chinese Taoism, it represents endlessness. Lao Tzu said in the Tao Te Ching that

is generally three

but there are also six and nine

. So do you know what they mean respectively

? Next I will tell you about

First of all, why are there usually three

? We need to know the number three. In Chinese Taoist , it represents endlessness. Laozi In the Tao Te Ching, one births two, two births three, and three births all things.

All prayers with three incenses represent people's admiration for all things in the world.

Next, the three incense sticks also represent the heaven, earth and man.

The incense in the middle represents a person, which means that this incense is burned to ancestors. It expresses the longing and awe of future generations for their ancestors.

The incense on the left represents the land, expressing people's prayers for the protection of the land and hope for good weather and good harvests.

The incense on the right represents the heaven, expressing people's hope that God will bless themselves and their families with peace and safety throughout their lives.

In addition to this, the three incenses in the eyes of the ancients actually have other meanings. They symbolize people's greed, anger and ignorance, so you must burn incense clean, which is why you need to burn three incenses.

In addition, we also use three incense sticks to represent a generation, so sometimes burning six points is for two generations of blessings, and nine points is for three generations of blessings.

Do you know how many incense you want to burn?