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Buddhist Rituals and Observances
Submitted by AFAN team member Amaranatho a Buddhist on 08/01/2009 15:53
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CONTENTS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Devotional Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Buddha Images
Earth-touching Mudrå . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Abhaya Mudrå . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Dhammacakka Mudrå . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Caring for Buddha Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Shrines
Offering to a Shrine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Caring for a Shrine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
St√pas
Arranging Images in Creating a St√pa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Circumambulating a St√pa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Relating to Devotional Images
Making Añjali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Bowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Offerings to the Sangha
Receiving or Handling Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Tradition, Form, and Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Role of Samaøas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Rites of Passage
Births, Marriages, and House Blessings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Funeral Ceremonies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Memorial Ceremonies after the Funeral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Readings for Funeral and Memorial Ceremonies . . . . . . . . .20
Public Festivals
Three Principal Festivals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Ka†hina Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Uposatha Observances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23












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