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has many types of gongyo a person can perform. There is an additional form of gongyo performed at homes and in temples in which the entire Lotus Sutra is recited over the course of 32 days. Concerning Soka Gakkai, its gongyo has evolved over the years. In the 1970s, silent prayers were added for the
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In larger Pure Land temples, the daily service is performed by priests or ministers, and lay people can optionally attend and recite along if they wish. The times for these services will vary depending on the individual branch, and individual temple.
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dynasties, the buddhist philosophy developed dramatically in central China, and was influenced by Taoism. Chinese Buddhist philosophers borrowed this word from Taoism classics, and it spread to Korea, Japan, Vietnam with Buddhism.
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and physical and spiritual practices, such as bowing and walking meditation and vow making. Sitting meditation often occurs before or after the liturgy. A typical order for chanting at these services is:
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Tilakaratne, Asanga (2012). Theravada Buddhism: The View of the Elders, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, pp. 155–158 (Appendix 1 A, Sample of Basic Theravada Liturgy: Vandana and Puja)
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are common in temples where priests reside. Gongyo is important for lay Shingon Buddhists to follow since the practice emphasizes meditation of the body, speech and mind of a buddha.
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Chen, Pi-yen (2002). "The contemporary practice of the Chinese Buddhist daily service: Two case studies of the traditional in the post-traditional world".
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community in nearly every traditional denomination and sect in the Buddhist world. It is often done one or more times a day and can vary amongst the
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originated in ancient China; although nowadays it is more often used in Buddhism, it first appeared in the
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The gongyo of Shingon Buddhism differs amongst various sub-sects, but all of them mainly recite the
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Tsung-mi's Perfect Enlightenment Retreat: Ch'an Ritual During the T'ang Dynasty
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success of the Soka Gakkai itself, and in memory of its first two presidents.
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abstracted and modified this word from an earlier classic of Taoism - Laozi's
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perform a form of gongyo that consists of reciting certain passages of the
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Marcus Güzel, die Morgen- und Abendliturgie der Chinesischen Buddhisten
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may occur once daily or alternatively only on more formal occasions.
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Sutra Translation Committee of the United States and Canada (1993).
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and accompanied by offerings of light, incense, water and/or food.
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Bowing in homage to ancestral patriarchs (on certain occasions)
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The traditional Chinese Buddhist liturgy for morning chanting (
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is also common in Japanese Pure Land Buddhist schools such as
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Buddhism, lay practitioners may also chant a hymn written by
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The Shingon School's Layperson's Morning Service Order
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Meal offering dharani (morning and before noon only) (
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