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The ramanama (Sanskrit: रामनाम, romanized: rāmanāma, lit. 'the name of Rama') is the Hindu practice of ritually chanting the name of the deity Rama , an avatar of Vishnu . [ 1 ] Rama's name is often chanted or sung within several traditions of Hinduism in the form of a japa , or meditative repetition.
The yaktovil is a lengthy, complex ritual that prevents malevolent, supernatural beings from overpowering patients. The ritual is performed by Theravada Buddhists in Sinhala communities in Sri Lanka. During the ritual, a straight branch with one end in the shape of an arrowhead referred to as the 'arrow of Brahma' is used as a ritual implement.
The rituals and customs associated with Rama Navami vary from region to region throughout India. The day is marked by reciting from the Hindu epic Ramayana which narrates the tale of Rama. [ 12 ] Vaishnava Hindus celebrate the festival by visiting temples, praying, fasting, listening to spiritual discourses and singing bhajans or kirtans ...
The formal ritual of Sharanagati is a Vedic and Puranic scriptural and tradition backed ritual called the Pancha-Samskara, or "the five impressions", and another name is Samashrayanam. The individual receives the following:
Adhyatma Ramayana represents the story of Rama in a spiritual context. The text constitutes over 35% of the chapters of Brahmanda Purana, often circulated as an independent text in the Vaishnavism tradition, [9] and is an Advaita Vedanta treatise of over 65 chapters and 4,500 verses.
Advaita Vedanta. Prasthanatrayi (Principal Upanishads, Brahma Sutras, Bhagavad Gita)Advaita Bodha Deepika; Dŗg-Dŗśya-Viveka; Vedantasara of Sadananda; Panchadasi; Ashtavakra Gita
The precise origins of the song are not entirely clear. [4] It is believed to have been either written by Tulsidas (or based on his work Ramcharitmanas) [5] or based on a 17th-century sung-prayer by the Marathi saint-poet Ramdas.
Yajna rituals-related texts have been called the Karma-kanda (ritual works) portion of the Vedic literature, in contrast to the Jnana-kanda (knowledge) portion found in the Vedic Upanishads. The proper completion of Yajna-like rituals was the focus of Mimansa school of Hindu philosophy . [ 3 ]