How to Prostrate correctly?
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Sorry, this is a repeated post. Din get any replies on the last one.
How to prostrate?
This may sound like i am stupid, but i need to know how???
Kneel and bow ? -
hi LoaferZ,Originally posted by LoaferZ:Sorry, this is a repeated post. Din get any replies on the last one.
How to prostrate?
This may sound like i am stupid, but i need to know how???
Kneel and bow ?
quite hard to describle to u in words over here..it just like trying to teach swimming thru words.As it is impossible to demostrate to u over here...don mind give mi some time while i search thru the net for some pic illustrations
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Actually also differs from traditions. For example when I visited a Theravadin temple, the others people did it a different way, I also have to try to follow them and learn from them.Originally posted by LoaferZ:Sorry, this is a repeated post. Din get any replies on the last one.
How to prostrate?
This may sound like i am stupid, but i need to know how???
Kneel and bow ?
The best thing is, you go to a monastery one of these days and see how others do it
Vesak day is coming -
Tibetan tradition:
Theravadin tradition:
Could anyone find the Mahayana one? (which I practise) -
Oh found it
This is the one I practise, derived from Chinese Mahayana. The website is a Korean Zen site. (Korean Zen Buddhism is derived from Chinese Mahayana)
The website contains many more info, also on 'He Zhang', 'Common Errors', etc. Interesting read.
http://www.kwanumzen.org/practice/bowing.html -
Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Tibetan tradition: yeah that's how i prostrate to buddha in tibetan tradition no matter which tradition i face (outside & at home). i feel, prostrating also is a form of "meditation" where the mind doesn't cling onto the act of bowing nor does the mind wander off to the images of buddhas or the environment. honestly till date i have not mastered the authentic bowing in the purest sense which i am still practicing.
hands clasped raised above head, bring to forehead, to throat, to the chest, then fall all the way to the floor either on knees with forehead touching floor or full body lay flat in prostration. - repeat 3times. hehee.... its a good excercise though. -
I must say that this forum is truly informative and has very resourseful and helpful forumers.
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Yup it is a custom for all Buddhists to do that (san bai - 3 prostrations) whenever enter/leave a monastery/dharma centre, or every morning/night at our altars.Originally posted by paperflower: yeah that's how i prostrate to buddha in tibetan tradition no matter which tradition i face (outside & at home). i feel, prostrating also is a form of "meditation" where the mind doesn't cling onto the act of bowing nor does the mind wander off to the images of buddhas or the environment. honestly till date i have not mastered the authentic bowing in the purest sense which i am still practicing.
hands clasped raised above head, bring to forehead, to throat, to the chest, then fall all the way to the floor either on knees with forehead touching floor or full body lay flat in prostration. - repeat 3times. hehee.... its a good excercise though.
But... it would be better if you follow the other tradition's way of prostration if you are at their own monastery. Especially if you're attending their services - dharma talks, chanting, meditation, etc. It is only respectful.. hehe -
oso read
Seven Ways of bowing to the Buddha
http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=184786