9. Buddhist practice (1). Meditation and transfer of merit

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Meditation

The first image portraits a group of lay people meditating inside a modern Buddhist Vajrayana temple in California, USA.
Photo courtesy of Prof. James Lochtefeld
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http://www.vijayatemple.org/true-buddha-vijaya-temple-two-day-intensive-vajrayana-buddhism

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Meditation

The second image portraits a group of monks meditating inside a Buddhist Zen Temple in Kyoto, Japan.
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Transfer of merit

The first image is the Stupa of Sanchi Town, an ancient Buddhist reliquary build in the 3rd century BCE, located in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Photo courtesy of Prof. James Lochtefeld

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Transfer of merit

The second image is a Pagoda of the Toji, a Buddhist Temple in Kyoto, Japan, built originally in 796 CE.
Photo by Michael Reeve
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http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagoda#mediaviewer/File:Toji-temple-kyoto.jpg
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