Buddhist music
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Buddhist music is music created for or inspired by Buddhism and includes numerous ritual and non-ritual musical forms. As a Buddhist art form, music has been used by Buddhists since the time of early
Tibetan illustration of Saraswati holding a veena, the main deity of music and musicians in Mahayana Buddhism
Relief of musicians from Sanchi
A musical ensemble with flute and an ancient Indian vina, from Amaravati
A relief depicting musicians at Chakhil-i-Ghoundi Stupa, Hadda, Afghanistan, 1st–2nd century CE
Buddhist devotion
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Devotion, a central practice in Buddhism, refers to commitment to religious observances or to an object or person, and may be translated with Sanskrit or Pāli terms like saddhā, gārava or pūjā. Centra
Head of a Buddha statue
Prostration is done as an expression of humility and an acknowledgement of the other's spiritual experience.
Buddhist offering incense to an image
Recitation of traditional texts is encouraged in many Buddhist traditions.