Puja (Buddhism)

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Incense offering for Vesakh in Malaysia

Puja ( Sanskrit , f., पूजा, pūjā, [ puːʤɑː ]) means something like "worship" or "honor". As a ritual , the puja is one of the most important components of everyday Buddhist life. Here it is, for example, what prayer is for Christians - supplemented by the aspect of the transfer of earnings. Ideally, puja is practiced daily, but especially on Buddhist festivals and holidays . The puja in Hinduism is held in a different way.

procedure

Depending on the Buddhist tradition, the process and scope can vary considerably. Here Theravada as an example:

  1. Pavesa (Introduction) - The worship (Namaskara) is repeated three times "Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammasambuddasa" (Worship be to him, the sublime, holy, fully awakened. This is Buddha .)
  2. Tisaraṇa ( triple refuge ) - Refuge to Buddha dre (Buddha), Dhammaṃ (the teaching) and the Sanghaṃ (the community) is taken three times.
  3. Pañca Sīla (Five Precepts ) - The vow is renewed or made new, that is, the five (for lay people), eight (on the Uposath holidays ) or ten (for novices / Samaneras ) precepts are vowed.
  4. Vandanā (adoration) - Now it is detailed again ...
    1. Buddhavandana - the Buddha worships,
    2. Dhammavandana - the teaching revered and
    3. Sanghavandana - the community revered.
  5. Mahamangalasutta (Speech of Great Salvation) - This sutta is recited because in it a deity speaks to Buddha and enumerates things that are beneficial and merit .
  6. Ratanasutta (Jeweled Speech) - In the sutta, the gods are asked to turn kindly to those who make sacrifices to them. It then enumerates the benefits that can be expected from doing good deeds and following the Eightfold Path .
  7. Mettasutta (The song of (loving) kindness) - The sutta admonishes to be considerate and forgiving.
    An excerpt:
    ". Mata yatha Niyam puttam AYUSA ekaputtamanurakkhe, evam pi sabbabhutesu manasam bhavaye aparimanam"
    "As their eig'nen son's mother, her 'child protect only with life, it unfolds to all beings without barriers his mind!"
  8. Khandha paritta (Khandha protective verses) - Good is wished for all beings and that they do not want to harm one themselves.
  9. Pupphapuja (flower offering) - Flowers are offered to the Buddha for worship and a reminder that one's own body will wither like the flowers.
  10. Padipapuja (light offering)
  11. Sugandhapuja (Incense Offering)
  12. Paniya Puja (water offering)
  13. Pattidāna (Transfer of Merit)  -
    A) Either the gods are asked to accept their own merits as gifts in order to protect the Buddha, the teachings and the community. Or ...
    B) All beings are asked to enjoy the merits earned.
  14. Patthana-Gatha (wishful verses) - In front of the Buddha, forbearance is asked for past misconduct.

Sri Lanka

In Therevada Buddhism of Sri Lanka , hevisi puja is a "musical sacrifice ceremony" with ceremonial drums that has been part of the Buddhist temple rituals for centuries, another musical temple tradition is pancaturya nada ("sound of the five musical instruments").

Web links

Commons : Puja (general)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See Anuradha Seneviratna: Pañcatūrya Nāda and the Hēwisi Pūjā. In: Ethnomusicology, Vol. 23, No. 1, January 1979, pp. 49-56