Pancopacarapuja, Pañcopacārapūjā, Pancopacara-puja: 1 definition
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Pancopacarapuja means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchopacharapuja.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiPañcopacārapūjā (पञ्चोपचारपूजा) (Cf. Svabhāvapūjā) refers to the “five ritual offerings” which (as a subsection of the Gurumaṇḍala) refers to one of the various rituals typically performed as a part of the larger rites, according to Buddhist teachings followed by the Newah in Nepal, Kathmandu Valley (whose roots can be traced to the Licchavi period, 300-879 CE).—[...] Within the gurumaṇḍala there are two significant subsections. [...] Svabhāvapūjā, which literally means “worship of one’s own state of being”, is where the specific deities of the rite are invoked. [...] Note there is a short and long version of the pañcopacārapūjā, and the longer version is typically performed in the svabhāvapūjā, and the shorter version is performed outside it
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Partial matches: Puja, Pancopacara.
Full-text: Pancopacara, Upacara, Puja, Svabhavapuja.
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