![]() Other than the kitchen and bedroom, other place that are not suitable for the altar include places that are unhygienic or dirty such as the toilet/bath and store room. Imagine running around naked or performing the love act in front of them! Placing them in the bedroom is also not appropriate as it is disrespectful. One of the precepts is no killing and it is therefore it is incorrect to place them in the kitchen where meat such as pork, beef and chicken are present. ![]() But why not? The Buddha, Bodhisattva and Heavenly Deities are of a compassionate nature. ![]() Thus it is appropriate to place them in the “entrance” portion of the house.Ĭan you place the altar in the kitchen or bedroom? The answer is absolutely not unless it is the kitchen god whose rightful position is in the kitchen. One of the functions of the deities is to “protect” the occupants of the house. So where should the altar be? As a best practice the altar should be placed in the living area and either facing the main door or facing the front part of the house. Feng Shui consultants that practice in locales with a significant Chinese population are as a norm expected to provide advice on the placement of the altar in the house. ![]() However Chinese culture, Feng Shui and the religions that the ancient Chinese practices – namely Taoism and Buddhism are so closely inter-twined that it is difficult to draw the line.
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