Practices

Austerities

[Practices] Austerities A category of difficult, often painful, practices which may include restricting intake of food or water, or engaging in challenging rituals. [stub]

Chanting

[Practices Sounds] Chanting A vocal practice in which words or sounds are repeated, either alone or in a group.

Eucharist

[Practices Food] Eucharist

Hymns

[Practices Sounds] Hymns

Kashrut

[Practices Concepts Food] Kashrut Jewish dietary law.

Kirtan

[Practices Sounds] Kirtan

Kosher

[Practices Concepts Food] Kosher Food which is appropriate to eat in Jewish traditions.

Mantra

[Practices Sounds] Mantra

Meditation

[Practices] Meditation

Pilgrimage

[Practices] Pilgrimage Pilgrimage is a practice of journeying to a significant location, but the location, method of travel, and meaning attached can vary widely. There is often a close relationship, or even overlap, with tourism.

Practice

[Practices] Practice Religious practices are those behaviours and actions that have religious meaning for those who perform them; there are many different types and examples of such practices, including pilgrimage to holy sites (such as the tomb of Imam Husayn for Shi'ite Muslims), prayer, and song – to name a few.

Prayer

[Practices] Prayer

Ritual

[Practices Concepts] Ritual Some religious practices have specific rules about how they are performed, these practices are sometimes called rituals. There is no hard line between 'religious practice' and 'ritual', but practices with more rules can be described as more ritualistic. [ritual order meaning]

Shechita

[Practices] Shechita A form of ritual slaughter in Jewish traditions.

Singing

[Practices] Singing

Trimarga

[Practices] Trimarga The trimarga are three methods of liberation found within Hindu traditions.

Worship

[Practices] Worship

Yoga

[Practices] Yoga