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Conducted by Sangharakshita, with full explanation. Also features a special Sevenfold Puja with readings from the Dhammapada, one of the earliest collections of sayings of the Buddha.
This talk is part of the series Ritual and Devotion in Buddhism.
| 1. | Introduction - Sevenfold Puja: Worship (4:12) | |
| 2. | Buddhavagga (5:16) | |
| 3. | Salutation; Going for Refuge; Refuges and Precepts; Confession of Faults; Rejoicing in Merit; Entreaty and Supplication (11:51) | |
| 4. | Maggavagga (5:30) | |
| 5. | The Heart Sutra; Transference of Merit and Self-Surrender (5:32) | |
| 6. | Sukhavagga (3:29) | |
| 7. | Meaning of Private and Public Ordinations (2:34) | |
| 8. | The three traditional offerings: flowers, candles, incense; Verses of Purification (4:16) | |
| 9. | Requesting ordination; The Three Refuges; The Ten Precepts (10:39) | |
| 10. | 'With mindfulness, strive' (1:52) | |
| 11. | Ritual of purification (2:34) | |
| 12. | Symbolism and presentation of the kesas (5:57) | |
| 13. | Name-giving: Sasanaratna, Sasanajyoti, Sumangala, Sunanda (6:40) | |
| 14. | Heroic qualities: the Order, the Buddha; More names: Jinaraja, Jinananda, Jinapalita, Moksharaja, Manjuraja, Shantipada, Maitripada (6:29) | |
| 15. | Concluding verses: Blessings; Threefold Sadhu! (3:07) |
Total running time: 1:19:58
