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'''Seven-limb prayer''' | '''Seven-limb prayer''' | ||
: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. ''Buddhāvataṃsakamahāvaipūlyasūtra''). | :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''). | ||
