A place of worship can be as big as a Hindu temple or as small as a Christian chapel. Groups of people come dressed in traditional clothes or as they are to praise and worship their God or spirit. Every building of worship is made and structured pretty much the same. This essential element would connect with a community’s culture in many different ways. One way is that the place of worship will bring many people from different cultures together.
Wesak is the most common Buddhist celebration of the Buddha’s birth, life and enlightenment, similar to Christmas in the western world. Through conducting this religious ritual, Sister Dhammadinna showed how the Buddhist community in Australia was growing as well as using this as a practical example of her teachings to her adherents. Many symbols are associated with Wesak, including the decoration of houses and shrines with colour and lights, symbolising Buddha’s enlightenment, vegetarian food being eaten on the day as a reflection of Buddha’s teaching to refraining from harming animals and acts of generosity being conducted that are associated with the teachings of karma. The holding of the first Wesak of Australia influenced Buddhists adherents as it was a practical example of the teachings they had been studying and provided a deeper understanding of what had been taught. Conducting the first Wesak by a Nun in Australia was another way that Sister Dhammadinna influenced her growing audience of Australian
Every religion has its own rituals to sanctify their daily lives. They all have a spiritual meaning and are very significant. Islam and Hinduism have many rituals but, the main ones this essay will focus on are the prayers form Islam and Puja (Pooja) from Hinduism. The prayer in Muslim is a binding promise of the faith, to be performed five times of the day by adult Muslim. In Hinduism Puja (Pooja) is performed as an offering to various deities, distinguished person, or special guests.
This demonstrates the belief that every human can be enlightened through their own efforts. Buddhists start the New Year by entailing a good cleaning of their house. Any image of the Buddha is cleaned with water, lay Buddhists symbolically wash the hands of monks and elderly relatives, indicating acceptance of the need to develop personal purity and aid others in drawing closer to nirvana. During Wesak, Buddhists celebrate the life of the Buddha and his teachings. They remember the night of his enlightenment and his insights into his previous lives, as well as his revelations about the nature of death, karma and rebirth, suffering and desire.
DEDICATION To the memories of All Buddhist priests who devoted their all the potential to the existence of Buddhism and To my grandmother and Sewwandi whose love and Support make my every achievement possible ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This study aimed at identifying the relationship between the Practice of Buddhist rituals and the happiness in the old age. This work would not have been achieved its success if the help was not received from the following persons in the necessary points. The necessary guidance to initiate the research processes received from Rev.Raluve Padmasiri is enormous. Also I am very thankful for the participants who devoted their valuable time to respond to the questionnaire of the study. The support given by Ms.Premawathi, Ms.Wasanthi, Ms.Aruni, Ms.Aruni and Ms.Malika in accommodating me to conduct the
while performing pooja. The person who conducts the Pooja in a temple is known as a Poojari. Arti-waving of lights before the image of the deity, is an important part of the Pooja ceremony. After Arti the pooja ceremony of that particular day comes to an end. During pregnancy ceremonies are held to ensure the welfare of the mother as well as the growing child.
Hindu people have shrines in temples, homes, and in outdoor public places. Most people worship at home, daily. “Temple structures are sacred spaces where gods partake of human offerings and in which the people can be with the gods.” (Paragraph 1, Worship in Hindu temples) Everyone is required to remove their shoes before entering the temple to worship. “Children are encouraged as young adults to make their own choices of which gods or goddesses they find personally inspiring.” (Paragraph 3, Worship in homes) Hinduism is different from other religions, but different is not necessarily a bad thing. Hindu’s believe that they can learn from everything.
One of the amazing things about a Guru is their vast range of intelligence. Through the years of meditating a Guru is able to gain so much experiential knowledge which allows him to teach values to the student. Those who have been under the teaching of a Guru will tell you how they can perform miraculous events such as healing the sick with a simple touch of the finger. For centuries the role of the Guru has remained the same for them to lead others on a spiritual path to discover one’s true self. In an excerpt from the writings of ancient Guru Paramahansa Yogananda, he explains how only those who truly know God can teach others about him: “The blind cannot lead the blind, only a master, one who knows God, may rightly teach other about him.
The Sutra chanting we did called “Vandana Ti-Sarana” is basically an opportunity to praise the virtues of the Buddha and learn the Buddha’s teaching. On the Buddhist Temple Service Etiquette that they provided on the seat when you sit said, “several key sutra passages are recited in a transliterated, Japanese pronunciation of texts written in classical Chinese”. With this said, they recite many sutra chants during there ceremonies at different times. I remember seeing that at the bottom of these sutra passages were English translations in each service book. Rev.
Student: Loginova Tatyana Group: IYA12-01B (A) The description of the Ennis House The Ennis House is one of the most famous buildings in Los Angeles. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Mabel and Charles Ennis in 1923. The house is situated on a hill and this fact adds greatness to its view. The building consists of several concrete blogs. Its design is based on ancient Mayan temples.