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A Dictionary of Buddhism | 2004 | | Copyright

homa (Skt.). The ancient Vedic (see Veda) fire ritual in which offerings are burnt for the gods. The ritual was adapted in Buddhist tantra for the elimination of internal and external obstacles. Various categories of homa ritual are delineated in texts according to the chosen aim—pacifying, enriching, subduing, or destroying—and this determines the shape of the hearth to be used, the fire-wood, and the types of offerings to be burnt.

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Homa

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Homa. The making of an oblation, in Hinduism, to the gods by throwing ghṛta and other offerings on the sacrificial fire. This is particularly important in the effecting of the major saṃskāras, e.g. marriage.

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