Vien-Suong-Loi incense
March 20, 2012 8:08 AM

Vien-Suong-Loi. Spiral, hanging incense from Vietnam. Where can I find it in NY?

Found boxes of these at a Buddhist temple in Vietnam. A round box, 9" across, an inch deep, w/ maybe 6 to a box. They hang from a single point, spiraling down, and are lit from the bottom. The temple was festooned w/ them.
posted by ebesan to Grab Bag (5 answers total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
Don't believe you need limit your search to things Vietnamese -- I've seen this incense in a Buddhist temple in Hong Kong (which was also festooned with the hanging spirals). Don't recall which temple, but maybe it's specific to a certain branch of Buddhism?
posted by Rash at 8:34 AM on March 20, 2012


http://www.incensewarehouse.com/Incense-Coils_c_133.html Like these? They appear to have a string attached to the top that can be used to hang them.

It seems to be called "coil incense"; I don't get a lot of hits for stores though.
posted by Verdandi at 8:46 AM on March 20, 2012


You can get smaller coils of incense at pretty much any head shop in town. I think I may have seen the larger coils at Pearl River a few times in the past.

You could maybe check out some of the temples in Chinatown and see if they have anything similar, and ask them where they get it?
posted by elizardbits at 8:50 AM on March 20, 2012


I don't know a specific store in NY, but I've seen this stuff in every Asian supermarket I've ever shopped in.
posted by MexicanYenta at 9:40 AM on March 20, 2012


You might be able to find temple incense at a Buddhist funeral supply store. (The incense isn't for funerals, as far as I know, but these stores may carry temple supplies as well.) Apparently Mulberry Street in Chinatown is known as Funeral Row, so have a look around there.
posted by Quietgal at 10:32 AM on March 20, 2012


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