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:The seven limbed prayer is the name of a Buddhist religious liturgy or ''puja'', which literally contains seven limbs or branches. In the Indian tradition of Mahāyāna Buddhism, a ''puja'' would not be considered complete unless it contained all of these branches. | :The seven limbed prayer is the name of a Buddhist religious liturgy or ''puja'', which literally contains seven limbs or branches. In the Indian tradition of Mahāyāna Buddhism, a ''puja'' would not be considered complete unless it contained all of these branches. | ||
:The prayer is part of a tradition of supreme worship (Skt. ''anuttara-puja''), which seems to date back to at last the fourth century CE. This supreme worship took many forms, both extensive and more condensed, with some containing at least nine limbs. In the form of an actual prayer, the shortest form is literally seven lines. The roots of this prayer are found in the Mahāyāna Sūtra, Samantabhadra's prayer called ''The King of Prayers'' (Skt. '' | :The prayer is part of a tradition of supreme worship (Skt. ''anuttara-puja''), which seems to date back to at last the fourth century CE. This supreme worship took many forms, both extensive and more condensed, with some containing at least nine limbs. In the form of an actual prayer, the shortest form is literally seven lines. The roots of this prayer are found in the Mahāyāna Sūtra, Samantabhadra's prayer called ''The King of Prayers'' (Skt. ''Buddhāvataṃsakamahāvaipūlyasūtra''). | ||
:The seven limbs or branches of the prayer are:<br>1) the branch of prostration or homage<br>2) the branch of offering<br>3) the branch of confession or laying aside of negativity<br>4) the branch of rejoicing in merit and in particular in other's merit<br>5) the branch of requesting the teachers to turn the wheel of dharma<br>6) the branch of supplicating them not to enter nirvāṇa<br>7) the branch of dedicating virtue to the complete enlightenment of all beings | :The seven limbs or branches of the prayer are:<br>1) the branch of prostration or homage<br>2) the branch of offering<br>3) the branch of confession or laying aside of negativity<br>4) the branch of rejoicing in merit and in particular in other's merit<br>5) the branch of requesting the teachers to turn the wheel of dharma<br>6) the branch of supplicating them not to enter nirvāṇa<br>7) the branch of dedicating virtue to the complete enlightenment of all beings | ||
