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Buddhist devotion

  • Prostration (Buddhism)A prostration is a gesture used in Buddhist practice to show reverence to the Triple Gem. This group comprises the Buddha, his teachings, and the spiritual…
  • Buddhist devotionSri Lankan scholar Indumathie Karunaratna defines devotion in Buddhism as the fact or quality of being devoted to religious observances.
  • Buddhist liturgyA monk in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, stands before a wooden fish instrument during the morning service of 1900. This moment captures the daily rhythm of…
  • Pūjā (Buddhism)In 2nd century BCE, a stone relief at Bharhut showed worshipers bowing before the Vajrasana. This site marks where the Buddha attained enlightenment.
  • Buddhist musicIn the Ghitassara Sutta, a text from the Anguttara Nikaya dated to the early centuries of the Common Era, the Buddha admonishes monks for reciting teachings…
  • Refuge in BuddhismIn the second century AD, a schist sculpture in Gandhara depicts devotees venerating the Three Jewels. This visual record anchors a practice that emerged in…
  • AdhiṣṭhānaThe Sanskrit word adhiśthāna appears in the Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary Online as a noun with multiple meanings.