An Awgatha (ဩကာသ; from Pali: Okāsa), sometimes known as the common Buddhist prayer is a formulaic Burmese Buddhist prayer that is recited to initiate acts of Buddhist devotion, including obeisance to the Buddha and Buddhist monks.[1] The term okāsa literally means "permission" in Pali,[2] and is used to request permission to pay homage, seek forgiveness of any intentional and unintentional offenses, and precedes the undertaking of the Five Precepts.[3][4] Minor variations of this Burmese language prayer exist from one Buddhist monastery to another.
Okāsa explicitly references the gadaw of the Five Infinite Venerables (Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha, parents and teachers).[5]
Standard prayer
See also
References
- ↑ Burmese Buddhism in Everyday Life. American Anthropologist({Template:Date).
- ↑ Okasa, Okāsa: 3 definitions. Wisdom Library(2014-08-15). Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ Buddhist Homage and Affirmations, Than Htut, Henry. www.myanmarnet.net. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ The Saint Who Did Not Want to Die: The Multiple Deaths of an Immortal Burmese Holy Man. Journal of Burma Studies({Template:Date).
- ↑ Buddhism and society: a great tradition and its Burmese vicissitudes{{#if:Spiro|, Spiro}. University of California Press(1982). ISBN 978-0-520-04672-6