Editing Incense (section)

==Burning incense==
Indirect-burning incense is burned directly on top of a heat source or on a hot metal plate in a [[censer]] or [[thurible]].<ref name=CI>{{cite web |url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07716a.htm |title=Catholic Encyclopedia |author=P. Morrisroe. Transcribed by Kevin Cawley.}}</ref>

In Japan and China, a similar censer called a {{Nihongo||柄香炉|''egōro''}} in Japanese, or a ''shǒulú'' (手爐) in Chinese, is used by several Buddhist traditions. The {{lang|ja-Latn|egōro}}/''shǒulú'' is usually made of brass, with a long handle and no chain. Instead of charcoal, {{lang|ja-Latn|makkō}} powder is poured into a depression made in a bed of ash. The {{lang|ja-Latn|makkō}} is lit and the incense mixture is burned on top. This method in Japan is known as {{lang|ja-Latn|sonae-kō}} (religious burning).<ref name=JI>{{cite web |url=https://naturalscents.net/incense/buddhist-incense-in-japan-50 |title=Sonae-ko: Buddhist Incense In Japan |author=naturalscents|date=2 November 2021 }}</ref> For direct-burning incense, the tip or end of the incense is ignited with a heat source such as a flame until the incense begins to turn into ash at the burning end. The flame is then fanned or blown out, leaving the incense to smolder.