Ayahuasca isn't the only time-honored method of ritual self-mortification, of course; pilgrims seeking an encounter with the divine have a long history of fasting, hair shirts, and flagellation.
Consistent with the culturally prescribed method of ritual bathing of a corpse, case-patient H did not wear a mask or gloves during cleansing of the corpse's orifices.
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).
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.
Clearly this issue is not black and white, as there are many grey areas of dispute regarding methods of the sacrificial rituals.
Courtship rituals and methods of transfer of the spermatophore vary between species.
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.
She laments the Islamist focus on rituals such as methods of wrapping veils, concealing hair, or trimming beards, rather than interpersonal relations and the preservation of mankind.
