The specific practices of Buddhism are meditations, mantras, devotion to deities (in some sects), mandalas (Tibetan) Buddhism incorporates a variety of ritual and practices, which are intended to aid in the journey to enlightenment and bring blessings on oneself and others. The practice of medita...
Quick Guide to Japan's Ryokai (Two-World) Mandala, Its Layout, Its Deities. Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
17 Jains celebrated the festival of Diwali, in late October, just like Vaishnavs and other brahmanical sects, although they linked it to the final spiritual liberation of the tīrthaṅkar Mahavir. Like Hindus, Jains in western India considered Diwali as the beginning of the new year for ...
Having briefly surveyed evidence that Shaivism (the term encompasses both theśiva-dharmaof the lay adherents and themantra-mārgaof Tantric initiates) was a coherent and distinct religious tradition, one that Brahmanism (vaidika-dharma) resisted the encroachment of, we may now begin to cont...
BuddhismbecameestablishedinChinainitsMahayanaform(GreatVehicle).ThesplitbetweenHinayana(LesserVehicle)andMahayanahadalreadytakenplacesomecenturiesearlierinIndia.BuddhismispracticedtodayasHinayanainSriLanka,Burma,ThailandandelsewhereinSoutheastAsia,whilevarioussectsofMahayanaareinChina,Japan,Korea,MongoliaandTibet. BriefIn...
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As such, it is also a distinct form of religious modernity in China, including such things as redemptive societies, healing sects, and so forth. Evidently, these need to be counted as manifestations of religious individualisation. Yet, what is most important here is the tension between the ...