Sentence examples for gaining merit from inspiring English sources

Schools have a high turnover of often-inexperienced teachers, gaining merit by doing time in the banlieues.

Judaism, because of its view that God created the world and that the world (including man) is good, is nonascetic in character and includes only certain ascetic features, such as fasting for strengthening the efficacy of prayer and for gaining merit.

Although he has pretty limited qualifications, he is bright enough to be gaining merits and distinctions in the FE college business course he is studying.

Ryan is at the higher end of the scale academically in terms of the prisoners I teach; although he has pretty limited qualifications, he is bright enough to be gaining merits and distinctions in the FE college business course he is studying.

By circumambulating a stupa, a person is said to gain merit and drive off negative forces.

It is believed that once a person is ordained they gain merit that is also extended to their parents.

In towns across Myanmar, monks have traditionally filed down streets at dawn seeking alms, and laypeople have gained merit by donating rice and other food.

Seve Ballesteros felt that Lyle had been slightly hasty with his decision, an opinion that seemed to gain merit as Lyle subsequently shot 70-69-72-69 in the European Masters and finished eighth at the European Open.

"Gone where?" "Only seven of our group made it, out of 23 … We were told that if we bathed in Manasarovar, and finished the parikrama of Kailas, everything would be all right …" "That you would gain merit?

The Ananda Temple is perhaps the most beautiful, with richly carved details—labored over, gratuitously, considering that temples were built to gain merit with the God Buddha and quantity was what mattered.

Since Channa's intention was to perform a meritorious act of generosity, the Buddha tells his followers not to condemn Channa; since he did not know that the food was contaminated, he actually gained merit from this action.