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Author: DisturbedCookieDisturbedCookie Date: May 8, 2008 05:22
On 8 May, 13:06, Nick Cramer pacbell.net> wrote:
> DisturbedCookie gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have read somewhere that when you light three incense sticks, the
>> rate at which they burn can mean different things.
>
>> For example:
>> - Good luck in 7 days
>> - Someone ill in 10 days
>> etc etc
>
>> Does anyone have a definitive list of how they translate in Buddhism?
>
> When they're done burning, that's a good time for a beginner to stop
> meditating. Other than that, the time has no meaning.
>
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Actually I _have_ found an incomplete listing except its a bad
photocopy in chinese...
eg. If the incense sticks look like this,
..................
................
................
they mean something different to this
..........
.......................
................
And depending on circumstances, it can change from one slight
variation to another.
If I can find more out and translate it, i'll post it
J
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