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Prostration (Buddhism)
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A prostration is a gesture used in Buddhist practice to show reverence to the Triple Gem and other objects of veneration.
Gandharan relief depicting the ascetic Megha (Shakyamuni in a past life) prostrating before the past Buddha Dīpaṅkara and vowing to become a Buddha, c. 2nd century CE (Gandhara, Swat Valley)
Gandharan relief depicting the ascetic Megha (Shakyamuni in a past life) prostrating before the past Buddha Dīpaṅkara and vowing to become a Buddha, c
Burma, mid 19th century. Mahākassapa meeting the ājīvika ascetic (above) and paying homage to the Buddha's feet before the funeral pyre is lit (below)
Burma, mid 19th century. Mahākassapa meeting the ājīvika ascetic (above) and paying homage to the Buddha's feet before the funeral pyre is lit (below).
Pilgrims prostrating at the Jokhang, Lhasa
Pilgrims prostrating at the Jokhang, Lhasa
Tibetans on a pilgrimage to Lhasa, doing full-body prostrations
Tibetans on a pilgrimage to Lhasa, doing full-body prostrations
Householder (Buddhism)
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In English translations of Buddhist texts, householder denotes a variety of terms. Most broadly, it refers to any layperson, and most narrowly, to a wealthy and prestigious familial patriarch. In cont
Prostration (Buddhism)
…Gadaw, a Burmese form of paying obeisance Householder (Buddhism) Dhammika Sutta (Sn 2.14…
Buddhist monks giving a teaching or blessing to lay people in Myanmar
Buddhist monks giving a teaching or blessing to lay people in Myanmar
An illustration from an 1866 Japanese book. A long-haired householder, who is an incarnation of Bodhisattva Kannon, gives a sermon to folks.
An illustration from an 1866 Japanese book. A long-haired householder, who is an incarnation of Bodhisattva Kannon, gives a sermon to folks.