- Take from altar to Chiden work area the following
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- incense bowl
- kobaku charcoal burner
- big candle
- votive candles if low
- remove any trash from altar and drawers
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- empty used match cup
- remove odd lengths of stick incense from container
- Incense Bowl
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- extinguish stick incense
- spoon out stubs and lumps into strainer with a container under
- rub in strainer with spoon
- discard incense stubs into Incense Stub Container
- pour filtered ash back into bowl
- tap sides and knock on table to set flat
- dust edges of bowl with rag from clean rag closet or paper towel
- Kobaku
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- place hot charcoal into tin labeled for hot charcoal
- place tin on fire resistant surface
- fires have happened from placing hot charcoal onto plastic or wood, ceramic cracks
- sift kobaku ash as per incense bowl ash
- refill chip incense
- tap incense flat
- Big Candle
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- warm candle top with lamp
- use knife to trim candle top flat
- smooth warm trimmed candle with a rag
- Votive Candles
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- chip out the old wax and clean the glass before adding new votive candles to a container
- Replenish supplies on alter
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- matches
- charcoal
- stick incense
- Meticulously align all items on altar, properly centered and evenly spaced
- Address all altars in sitting areas, lobbies, meeting rooms, classrooms, kitchen, etc
- During retreats the Main Altar will need attention several times per day
- If any supplies need to be ordered, notify the Ino
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