Another was many people planted magnolias around their houses, and when they bloomed, they would distribute them among family, friends, and neighbors.
老一輩的人有個說法，說以花供佛，來生可以長得漂亮，嫁得好丈夫，生得好兒孫。知足賢慧的傳統中國婦女，一生求的就是這些。素淨淡雅的玉蘭花，正合我佛純樸的教義，自是香案神龕上最佳的供品。既是那麼喜歡玉蘭花，舊時就有很多人家在自家庭園種玉蘭樹。