The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1885 page)
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may be offered to the deities (as Buddhism understands them), but it is also translated in a non-theistic direction (as in the case of
d
na
). It then becomes a basic form of religious observance, through recitation of the threefold ‘Refuge Formula’ (
tri
arana
), etc., but even more through offerings of thanksgiving, food, and flowers to the
Buddha
.
d
na). It then becomes a basic form of religious observance, through recitation of the threefold ‘Refuge Formula’ (
tri
arana), etc., but even more through offerings of thanksgiving, food, and flowers to the
Buddha
.
Puj
r
:
r:
JPu-k’ung Chin-kang
(teacher of Buddhism, 8th cent.):
(teacher of Buddhism, 8th cent.):
Pul
.
.
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