Ritual

Why Do Buddhists Create Sand Mandalas?

People & Society, Religion & Belief, Spiritual Belief / April 21, 2022 April 21, 2022

A sand mandala is a pattern made from colorful sand that is destroyed as part of a Tibetan Buddhist ritual. But what could be the history and purpose behind the ritual? Tibetan Buddhists create sand mandalas only to destroy them after a particular ritual. This represents the concept that nothing lasts forever and is meant …

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The term scapegoat comes from an old Jewish ritual where they would put all the sins of the townspeople onto a goat and then banish that goat from town sending the burden of their sins with it.

Religion & Belief / March 4, 2019 June 24, 2021

Thus only shall Aaron enter the Shrine: with a bull of the herd for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. And from the Israelite community he shall take two he-goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. Aaron shall take the two he-goats and let them stand …

The term scapegoat comes from an old Jewish ritual where they would put all the sins of the townspeople onto a goat and then banish that goat from town sending the burden of their sins with it. Read More »