
On the Ritual in the Buddhist Context
Author(s) -
Oleksandr V. Sarapin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
ukraïnsʹke relìgìêznavstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-9792
pISSN - 2306-3548
DOI - 10.32420/2006.42.1818
Subject(s) - rite , polysemy , interpretation (philosophy) , buddhism , context (archaeology) , aesthetics , ceremony , sociology , epistemology , history , art , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , theology
It is impossible to imagine any religious system without its inherent ritual component. At the same time, given the polysemy and contextuality of the concept of "ritual", I immediately propose a limitation, which is extremely important for the methodology of disclosure of the topic. It is an interpretation of the ritual in the light of W. Robertson Smith's research setting. Accordingly, this concept becomes an identifier of religious practice, or more precisely, a designation of traditionally established and authoritatively supported various religious (religious) practices. Accordingly, we draw attention to the versatility of the term "ritual" (ritus, ritual, ritual, rituel, rite, rito), which is used to fix religious practices, ceremonial activities and ceremonies.