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.
Tibetans on a pilgrimage to Lhasa, doing full-body prostrations
Pilgrims prostrating at the Jokhang, Lhasa
Pūjā (Buddhism)
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In Buddhism, a Pūjā is a ritual devotional action made to a Buddha, deity or to the Triple Gem. Within the traditional Buddhist framework of karma and rebirth, Pūjās lead to the accumulation of merit,
Bharhut relief of worshipers at the Vajrasana, the site of Buddha's enlightenment (2nd century BCE).
Worshippers making offerings of incense, flowers and candles to a chedi at Wat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Asalha Puja at Abhayagiri Monastery, 2014
Samantabhadra and Sudhana worship a Buddha, Borobudur