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    WORSHIP

    AND
    OBSERVANCES
    Buddhism
    integrates an assortment of religious
    practices and devotional rituals with
    the objective of aiding worshippers in
    their journey toward enlighten- ment
    and in bringing blessings to each and
    every one.
    In Buddhist temples, they pray and
    chant to pay their respect to the
    Buddhas and bodhisattvas, such as
    Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, and
    Amitabha. They also offer
    vegetarian food and light incense to
    pay homage to these important
    divine beings.
    Mahayana temples are sacred spaces. While
    only a simple temple layout can be seen in
    Theravada Buddhism with an image of
    Siddhartha Gautama as the focal point of
    worship, Mahayana rituals can be quite
    elabo- rate with the addition of other disciples
    of Siddhartha Gautama and important
    bodhisattvas. Worshippers also recite chants
    and undertake pilgrimages to sites of
    Buddhist importance.
    Meditational activities are fundamental
    in almost all popular forms of Buddhism.
    For Theravada Buddhism and Zen
    Buddhism, the practice of meditation is
    the only means to attain liberation. With
    the introduction of Mahayana Buddhism
    in other places, local culture influenced
    the development of Mahayana Buddhist
    practices.
    lotus - that symbolizes purity
    eight-spoke wheels - represent the
    dharma

    the different hand gestures (mudras)


    are important symbols for Mahayana
    Buddhism.

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