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This is often less of a ritual and more of a prolonged prayer. Also, the "chanting" is not always done by a priest. I don't want to directly edit this article but it needs a full rewrite.—Preceding unsigned comment added by DotShell (talk • contribs)

[edit] Well, then what is a ritual?

The above comment seems to suggest splitting hairs. If puja is not a ritual, then I'm not sure what is. I suspect the author of that comment has some sort of subjective dislike of the term "ritual" that isn't based on its full religious AND sociological definition.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.235.44.112 (talk • contribs)


[edit] It is ritual

Puja is indeed ritual. I dont see how it is not.

[edit] External links

Please be aware of Wikipedia's policy on external links when editing this article. External links to commercial sites or sites that exist to solicit money for blessings are not acceptable. It would be great if the regular watchers of this article would keep an eye on this. FreplySpang 14:56, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Puja is a prayer. We have been learning about it recently in school and it can be done by just one person after they have had a shower in the morning. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.200.123.15 (talk) 16:17, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Request for help assessing material newly added to Puja (Buddhism)

In Puja (Buddhism), a new anon user recently added (21:18, 26 April 2008) the following material to the section on "Bows":

These puja's are celebrated to bless the person who is having the puja and the place that they're having it at. Also the people who attened will be blessed. puja's are also juhndies(jun-dees). Juhndies bless the person who is having it. Also, juhndies can last a few hours or a few minutes. the longest amount of time that juhndie is would be 5-6 hours. These juhndies are also at mundere(mun deer). Mundere is hindu church where hindu's sit on the floor ,ontop of blankets, we pray to the gods below them. this way we will be truly blessed.

And, in the section on "Offerings":

Hindu's will bring their offerings to a nearby beach to give the gods and godesses. Offreing is a great way of showing care for the gods.

Could someone please help assess whether or not the entirety of this material is in fact Hinduism-specific. (I've left a similar post at Talk:Puja (Buddhism).) Thank you very much for any feedback,
Larry Rosenfeld (talk) 14:55, 27 April 2008 (UTC)