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**Tam04xa** · 06-01-2011, 02:15 PM

Welcome GrayMorning !

I'm the type of person who really like tradition/rituals, it helps me stay grounded. That's the one thing I feel is lacking in Buddhism for me: ritual, but it could very well be that I just haven't read enough

Traditions and rituals were created after the Buddha had died rather than being part of his teachings. Different traditions vary enormously in the amount of ritual they use and often it can depend on the cultural backgrounds they evolved in too.

There's some information on Buddhist rituals and observances here which are connected to devotional practices and observances in the Theravada Thai Forest Tradition in the UK:

http://www.amaravati.org/abm/english...bservances.pdf

In anwer to your questions:

1. I light a candle on a simple shrine, repeat the Refuge x3 and choose some chants to repeat in English from this book:

http://www.amaravati.org/abmnew/docu..._Book_2006.pdf

2. Daily meditation is very important and you can find video links and advice for Buddhist meditation in our Study Links section.

With kind wishes,

Aloka-D

06-01-2011, 02:15 PM	#3
Tam04xa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 561 Senior Member	Welcome GrayMorning ! I'm the type of person who really like tradition/rituals, it helps me stay grounded. That's the one thing I feel is lacking in Buddhism for me: ritual, but it could very well be that I just haven't read enough Traditions and rituals were created after the Buddha had died rather than being part of his teachings. Different traditions vary enormously in the amount of ritual they use and often it can depend on the cultural backgrounds they evolved in too. There's some information on Buddhist rituals and observances here which are connected to devotional practices and observances in the Theravada Thai Forest Tradition in the UK: http://www.amaravati.org/abm/english...bservances.pdf In anwer to your questions: 1. I light a candle on a simple shrine, repeat the Refuge x3 and choose some chants to repeat in English from this book: http://www.amaravati.org/abmnew/docu..._Book_2006.pdf 2. Daily meditation is very important and you can find video links and advice for Buddhist meditation in our Study Links section. With kind wishes, Aloka-D
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