In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual Theory

Balipūjā (बलिपूजा) refers to the “worship mother Goddesses, Kṣetrapālas, spirits, and supplementary gods”, and represents one of the elements of Newar rituals.—Books such as the Daśakarmavidhi detail on the most common rules to be followed by the Newar priests, the priest’s clients, or the clan’s oldest men or women who are mostly ritually responsible for the ritual, and the individual(s) for whom the life-cycle ritual is performed.—The Balipūjā rite is mentioned under the heading “Main rites”.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Balipūjā (बलिपूजा) or “Bali Worship” (i.e., ‘providing of a spirit offering’) 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).—Balipūjā, "Bali Worship", is the providing of a spirit offering. In its stand-alone version, the offerings are made to the aṣṭabhairava and aṣṭamātṛikā, "the Eight Bairava and Eight Mothers", and begins with visualizing the mantrapātra and balibhāvanā, using a similar verse to what is used in the gurumaṇḍala and Cakrasaṃvara-samādhi. Spiritually the Bali worship in the balipūjā and in the gurumaṇḍala is meant to satiate the gods with amṛita from the Goddess, to marshal their forces of protection from calamities, or in the case of the Lokapālas in the gurumaṇḍala, for protecting the practitioner by guarding the directions.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Puja, Bali.

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