What are some buddhism rituals?

Question

explain please

Answer 1

1) 10,000 Buddhas Jeweled Repentance: prostrated bowing in repentance to 10,000+ buddhas and 200+ bodhisattvas, taking place over a 3 week period of daily 7 hour bowing sessions; 1-bow per buddha/bodhisattva. This ritual is a repentance of past karmic offenses of countless past lives and is a time to reform and detach from past offenses. Repentance to the buddhas is like a student admitting wrong to their teacher; admitting failure in observance of the teacher's disciplines. (annual)

2) Bathing the Buddha - Annual ceremony for bathing the statue of the baby buddha, a symbolic gesture to cleanse the spirit and to renew the spirit, returning one's mind and heart back to the buddha dharma. This is not just a disciple's ceremony to honor the birthday of Shakyamuni Buddha, our fundamental teacher of buddhism in this world's lifetime, but it is also a time for us to reflect on our buddha nature within us, and to cleanse the spirit of wrongdoing to clear the way towards bodhi. (annual)

3) Ullambana Ceremony - (annual) This is based on the Ullambana Sutra spoken by Shakyamuni Buddha. It is a prescribed ritual and procedure for transferring merits to loved ones that have passed away. People attend this ceremony on the behalf of their loved ones, helping them take the precept vows in their name.

read the sutra here to learn more: http://gbm-online.com/dharma/Ullambana.h...

4) Transference of Merits - Merits accrued from prayer, recitations, offerings made to the buddhas/bodhisattvas, are transferred and shared with all living beings. This is an act of compassion for all living beings by sharing the merits with those who are unable to create such merits. This is in hopes to relieve some suffering of others in the world and to hope that these merits and affinities lead others towards the buddha dharma in the future. (daily)

5) Meal offerings and Incense offerings - Meal offerings are once a day before lunch and incense offerings are made before each ceremony or prayer or practice session at the temple.

Meal offerings are a respectful practice of offering goods to the buddhas and bodhisattvas, just as how people give gifts to people they honor and respect. This is a demonstration of humility, gratitude, and respect. During the meal offering ceremony, there is also a mini-ritual in which special food is prepared for the hungry ghosts, to relieve their suffering and give them something to eat. Hungry ghosts have come to the existence in which their greed has caused any food they try to consume to extinguish. Thusly, this meal offering mini-ritual relies on the compassion and powers of the buddhas and bodhisattvas to transform the food to be edible for the ghosts, once a day. The offering ceremony consists of recitation of mantras, praises, and recitations in acknowledgement of certain buddhas and bodhisattvas.

Incense offerings consist of singing an incense praise, bowing to the buddhas and bodhisattvas.

6) Amitabha Buddha Recitation. 7 days of non-stop recitation practice of Amitabha Buddha's name.  7-day recitations are also practiced for Kwan Yin Bodhisattva's name, Earthstore Bodhisattva's name, etc.

Answer 2

Rite and ritual is basic in buddhism . Offer flowers and water ,chanting sutra is ritual.

And then practice sila or morality ,later practice meditation .

Answer 3

Daimoku: chanting "Nam Myoho Renge Kyo" repeatedly, preferably while focused on a mandala, or Kanji-enscribed scroll, called a "Gohonzon".

Gongyo: Chanting 2X a day as above, but also reciting the 1st (Expedient Means) and 16th (Life-Span) chapters of the lotus sutra, the buddha's last and highest book of teachings.

Answer 4

Hi

http://www.amitabha-gallery.org

For these times All you need

Answer 5

The Mantra offered is from the SGI  Within Buddhism it is considered a Cult Even the Japanese Gov termed these dangerous The other two that come to mind are  

True Buddha School

Dark Zen

Best advice is to read the Kalama Sutra [Google] and follow the guidelines which basically advices to check out everything even what the Buddha Himself said

The following site is safe for the time being and covers all the Major Schools There is a wealth of information for You

Good luck

http://www.buddhanet.net