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Such good deeds are also highly valued in the other two Buddhist schools, that is Mahāyāna (China, Japan, etc.) and Vajrayāna (Tibet, Nepal, etc.). In some forms of Mahāyāna or Vajrayāna it is believed, however, that even more merit will accrue from certain ritual actions, sometimes called the 'power of blessed substances' ( Standard ...
Transfer of merit (Sanskrit: pariṇāmanā, [note 1] Pali: pattidāna or pattānumodanā) [3] [note 2] is a standard part of Buddhist spiritual discipline where the practitioner's merit, resulting from good deeds, is transferred to deceased relatives, to deities, or to all sentient beings.
The common end of myriad good deeds (萬善同歸) is a Buddhist phrase and title of a work by Yongming Yanshou, a Zen master.He compiled 114 problems, cleverly integrating the doctrines of Buddhist Zen, Tiantai, Xianshou, and other sects into one whole, ultimately leading together to Pure land, so that the doctrines of all sects are cited.
The Chinese Chan monk, Yin Shun, wrote of the Bodhisattva Precepts, "To cultivate bodhi mind means to accept the bodhisattva precepts and practice the ten good deeds." [15] In practice, the acceptance of and ordination of the Bodhisattva Precepts varies greatly depending on the school of Mahayana Buddhism.
The goal of Buddhist practice is generally to break the cycle, though one can also work for rebirth in a better condition through good deeds. The root or essence that is the foundation of one's intention is what conditions an action to be good or bad.
In Theravāda Buddhism, devotional ceremonies can be classified as ceremonies for making merit (doing good deeds, e.g. offerings to monks), ceremonies to ward off danger (e.g. chanting certain Buddhist texts) and ceremonies adapted from folk religion. Almost all lay practices are focused on making merit, and gaining a personal spiritual benefit ...
A dog who waited outside a convenience store for months after his owner died finally got his happy ending — and royal status!. The dog, named Moo Daeng, reportedly waited in his usual spot ...
While Buddhism considers the liberation from saṃsāra as the ultimate spiritual goal, in traditional practice, the primary focus of a vast majority of lay Buddhists has been to seek and accumulate merit through good deeds, donations to monks and various Buddhist rituals in order to gain better rebirths rather than nirvana. [156] [157] [note 15]