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Everything about Incense

Chapter 2●So Many Kinds of IncenseHeating IncenseThis incense is indirectly heated by placing it on top of lit charcoal that is buried in ash within an incenseburner.Kneaded IncenseThis is a round type of incense comprised of various types of powderedscents, kneaded with honey and Japanese apricot, and aged in a jar. It iscalled Takimono in Heian period (794?1192) imperial court literature.Aromatic WoodThere are two ways of burningaromatic wood: Mon-koh, inwhich one appreciates its refinedsmell, and Soradaki, in whichits fragrance is spread through aroom. The utensils used for eachdiffer.Incense for Specialty UseIn-koh (Pressed Incense)This is a type of incense madeby mixed ingredients.In-koh are mixed scents thathave been pressed into the shapeof flowers, leaves, and so on.They come in many shapes andcolors. To enjoy their fragrance,they are placed on top of ash thathas been heated with charcoal.This kind of incense is mainly used at temples. While you won’t see them in people’s houses, they aredeeply related to the original purpose of incense and its history.Long Stick IncenseThis incense is used to measurethe amount of time spent recitingsutras or meditating. People dothese tasks until the incense hascompletely burned out.Zu-koh(Traditional Fragrance Powders)People offer this powderedincense to Buddhist statues,and priests engaged in religioustraining rub it on their bodies forpurification and to drive awayevil spirits.Powdered IncenseThis finely powdered incenseis a mixture of agarwood,sandalwood, and other scents.It is burned before the Buddha,scattered around Buddhiststatues, and used in the longburningincense utensil Jikoban.Granulated IncenseThis type of incense is made offinely chopped pieces of aromaticwoods and grass. There arevarious types named based on thenumber of scents they contain:five, seven, ten, and so on.41