Suttas/Sutras on smoke offering

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Tiago Simões
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Suttas/Sutras on smoke offering

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What scriptures mention smoke offerings or the ritual burning of incense?
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Tiago Simões wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2018 11:23 pm What scriptures mention smoke offerings or the ritual burning of incense?
You mean sang? No sūtras mention Sang, since it is a native Tibetan custom.

Incense is mentioned frequently.
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Malcolm wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2018 11:46 pm
Tiago Simões wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2018 11:23 pm What scriptures mention smoke offerings or the ritual burning of incense?
You mean sang? No sūtras mention Sang, since it is a native Tibetan custom.

Incense is mentioned frequently.
Does a sang always need incense? Or can we just visualize offerings? The Tara Mandela version didn't mention any substitution of this kind.
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Malcolm wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2018 11:46 pm
Tiago Simões wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2018 11:23 pm What scriptures mention smoke offerings or the ritual burning of incense?
You mean sang? No sūtras mention Sang, since it is a native Tibetan custom.

Incense is mentioned frequently.
Ah that's what I guessed. Is there any particular sutra which deals with Health benefits of incense?
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may not be exactly what you're looking for but check out "Naga Amendment of Breeches" and "Manibhadrea Dharani."
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Tiago Simões wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2018 11:23 pm What scriptures mention smoke offerings or the ritual burning of incense?
here's a more famous passage

http://online.sfsu.edu/rone/Buddhism/BT ... otus23.htm
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