Explorations of silence in the religious rituals of Buddhists and QuakersBuddhismreligionssilenceQuakersMeadstillnesssymbolic interactionThis paper is a participant-observation-based study of one Quaker and thre
Religious Bodies Politic: Rituals of Sovereignty in Buryat Buddhism by Anya Bernstein Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. 280 pp.Some Spiritual Subtexts Hidden in _Transparent Things_ Akiko Nakata In _Transparent Things_, Nabokov's biographical and bibliographical implications, literary allusions...
References in periodicals archive ? Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): A religious ritual was performed at Rameswaram for world peace. Special prayers offered for world peace at Rameswaram Consecration of marriage by the religious rituals before the registration of the authorized ...
Also known as the shankha shell or the chank shell, the conch shell represents the power of faith and is commonly used in religious rituals. The sound made by blowing into a conch shell is said to ward off evil spirits and is believed to represent life. ...
Enthusiastic disciples of either a well-known world religion such as Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam and Taoism or an arcane regional faith such as Santería often seek greater understanding of their beliefs, traditions and rituals. Some desire clarity about how...
In 2007, the State-Issued Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism stipulated the principles that should be followed, the conditions that should be met, and the application and approval procedures that should be implemented. ...
Over 1,700 religious and folk activities, including the Shoton Festival, Butter Lamp Festival, Saga Dawa Festival and the walks around lakes and mountains, help to preserve the solemn traditional rituals and demonstrate new vitality with modern cultural elements, it said....
Most Christian groups do not have regular dietary restrictions, although some groups eat fish on Friday and give up certain food for Lent. In addition, Mormons are urged not to consume alcohol, tea or coffee. Buddhism and Hinduism do not always require a specific diet; however, devout Buddhist...
Buddhism (Southeast Asian) – Buddhists believe that dreams reflect your current state of being. They can be used to gain insight into the causes of your feelings. Taoism (Chinese) – Taoists believe that dreams are a reflection of what is happening in the present, and can be used to un...
The emphasis placed on upholding and adhering to specific religious beliefs as compared to engaging in religious rituals and practices varies across religious and cultural groups (Cohen, 2009). In at least some settings, the US among them, certain religious beliefs are salient enough that in every...