Buddhist places of worship
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- Created on: 03-05-18 15:20
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- Places of worship
- Temple
- Buddhist laity attend the temple whenever they wish to. Most attend every festival day.
- Temples include worship halls and shrines. Many have gardens for reflection based at the temple.
- Pujas (acts of workships) are held here daily.
- Many temples are built near stupas, which are relic houses (contain religious artifacts such as a tooth from the Buddha).
- Stupas are dome shaped.
- There are bodhi trees at many temples, reminding people of the Buddha's enlightenment
- Many are said to be descended from the original tree
- Shrine
- A shrine is a small or large sacred place dedicated to the Buddha: it can be at home.
- It is centered around at least one Buddha rupa (statue of Buddha).
- Each temple has a shrine room as its most important place for worship,
- Acts of worship take place and offering are made to the Buddha here.
- Viharta (monastery)
- All have a temple within their compound. Pujas are held here daily.
- Since the monks live here, there will be living quarters, as well as kitchens, meeting rooms etc.
- Gompa (hall of learning)
- This is the mane given to Tibetan Buddhist shrine rooms.
- In Tibetan Buddhism there is a long tradition of training for monks to attain a degree in Buddhist philosophy, hence a hall of learning.
- Temple
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