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 		|definition=The typical set of the seven branches are prostrations, offering, confession, rejoicing in virtue, requesting to turn the wheel of Dharma, requesting to not pass into nirvāṇa, and the dedication of merit, presented in that order.
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-As for the first, this includes what are known as the seven branches (''yan lag bdun''), which are a series of religious services or observances performed for the sake of accumulating merit. Though some of them represent physical actions, such as bowing or presenting offerings, these are typically performed in the form of liturgical prayer. Therefore, these seven are often collectively referred to as the seven branch offering or the seven branch prayer.
+As for the accumulation of merit, this includes what are known as the seven branches (''yan lag bdun''), which are a series of religious services or observances performed for the sake of accumulating merit. Though some of them represent physical actions, such as bowing or presenting offerings, these are typically performed in the form of liturgical prayer. Therefore, these seven are often collectively referred to as the seven branch offering or the seven branch prayer.
 In his ''Śikṣāsamuccaya'', Śāntideva enumerates these seven with the following citation,

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