Buddhist Practice
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A Buddhist Practice is a religious practice that aligns with Buddhism.
- Context:
- It can (typically) be performed by a Buddhist.
- It can (typically) be:
- a Buddhist Performative Practice, such as following the Eightfold Path.
- a Buddhist Learning Practice.
- a Buddhist Assessment Practice.
- It can range from being a Theravada Practice, Mahayana Practice, or Vajrayana Practice.
- It can be conducted in a Buddhist Temple, at Home.
- It can be an Individual Buddhist Practice to being a Community Buddhist Practice.
- It can be aimed towards achieving Enlightenment or Nirvana, or for the cultivation of virtues like compassion and wisdom.
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- Example(s):
- a Buddhist Performative Practice, such as:
- A lay Buddhist practicing metta (loving-kindness) meditation (to develop compassion towards all beings).
- Chanting sutras in a group at a Buddhist temple.
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- a Buddhist Learning Practice.
- a Buddhist Assessment Practice.
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- a Buddhist Performative Practice, such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Monotheistic Practice, such as praying.
- a Existentialist Practice.
- See: Buddhist, Buddhism, Meditation, Eightfold Path, Five Precepts.