Sincere worship is the same everywhere. Buddhists will have a shrine at home. It is quiet, conveniant and less formal. Same kammha
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Puja at the vihara
It is the natural place for puja. There is structure and focus, monks and nuns availble for guidence, deep spiritual significance.
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What is the meaning and importantce of mantras?
Chant the teachings of the buddha. Foreign language that the worshiper may not understand. learnt by heart. can be used to overcolme negative emotions, remind a person of the middle way and can be a focus of meditation.
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What is the meaning and importance of rupas?
Means form, is an image or statue of the buddha. The position of the rupa teaches different events in the Buddhas life, the hand positions repersent differant qualities. They can be a focus of meditation.
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What is the meaning and importance of Mudras
Is a symbolic hand gesture used in buddhist worship. They are a powerful form of self expresion, can communicate teachings and repersent a quality of wisdom that the buddha repersents.
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Dhyana
Buddhist meditation. It declutters the mind and refocus's it. It is part of the Way of Mental Training
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Samatha meditation
Means concentration. Rigth effort. it involves developing your power of concentration to strengthen the mind. it is preperation for Vipassana meditation.
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Vipassana Meditation
Means Insight meditation. Right mindfullness. Helps a person see their true nature and deal with others with loving kindness. It leads to enlightenment
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Wesak
Celerbrate the birth, death and enlightenment of the Buddha. Birth: arrival of an enlightened being, Enlightenment: When the flame of desire was extinguished he overcame suffering, Death: he reached Parinibbana- ulltimate peace. festivel creates kamm
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Vassa
The rain retreat. Lays take on the extra 5 precepts. Monks/nuns retreat to the vihara. Ends in a celabration where the kamma generated is spread to the whole community. You can reconnect with the dharma, gain merit and kamma.
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Puja at the vihara
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It is the natural place for puja. There is structure and focus, monks and nuns availble for guidence, deep spiritual significance.
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