Kûkai's claim was that this esoteric method of ritual-bodily-meditational practice — involving the three media (or "mysteries") of body, speech, and mind — will allow one to realize one's direct embodied participation in the Dharmic samadhi of the hosshin, i.e., "enlightenment in this very embodied existence" (sokushinjôbutsu).
Facial scarring and tattooing as methods of ritual adornment are common.
"There's a lot of cultural similarities, it's probably just a bit of ignorance," says Baron Cohen, as he and Baddiel cite similarities in Hebrew and Arabic words, beliefs and methods of ritual slaughter.
But this grand, formalised method of remembering, this ritual pausing to bow the head in front of the memorial - I think this is, in some ways, at odds with six million.
Traditionally, his thought has been divided into the following aspects: 1) the theoretical (kyôsô) which explicates the uniqueness and distinction of esoteric Buddhism (mikkyô) as opposed to exoteric Buddhism (kengyô) and demonstrates its validity and efficaciousness; and 2) the practical (jisô), which prescribes his method of meditation and ritual.
Second, it displays various possible methods of presenting oral ritual texts in written form; no single standard form is yet agreed upon.
The creative interaction and reciprocal influence between religious and communal institutions - in methods of decision-making, ritual expression of claims to power, and notions of community - are particularly intriguing to me.
Since grape juice begins naturally fermenting upon pressing, opponents of wine utilized alternate methods of creating their ritual drink such as reconstituting concentrated grape juice, boiling raisins, or adding preservatives to delay fermenting and souring.
In a written statement, he said the ritual "is a method of meditation" intended "to develop and elevate our wisdom to a higher plane".
