Bekka — Separate Fire
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Canonical entry drawn from a single source layer in 15_DAOIST_PRECEPTS_ISE_BOUNDARIES_v2_3.md.
Research layers
Section titled “Research layers”Layer 1: Bekka — Separate Fire
Section titled “Layer 1: Bekka — Separate Fire”Source file:
15_DAOIST_PRECEPTS_ISE_BOUNDARIES_v2_3.md
Japanese: 別火
Class: PURITY TECHNOLOGY
Purpose
Section titled “Purpose”Prevent ordinary/domestic pollution from entering ritual food preparation.
Procedure grammar
Section titled “Procedure grammar”- Begin purity period.
- Establish a fire not shared with ordinary household cooking.
- Use separate vessels where the tradition requires.
- Prepare ritual meals/offerings only with this fire.
- Avoid contaminating contact.
- Maintain until the saikai period ends.
- Retire/extinguish or return to ordinary fire according to local custom.