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Offline chris98e

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Hi my name is Chris
« on: November 18, 2011, 01:57:59 pm »
Hi my name is Chris.  I enjoy reading the translations of the suttas by Bhikku Boddhi.  If any one wants to talk about Buddhist I would like that very much.  For instance what does anjali mean as in  :anjali:?

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Re: Hi my name is Chris
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2011, 03:07:30 pm »
Hi Chris Welcome !  :cheesy:
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Re: Hi my name is Chris
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2011, 03:14:33 am »
Quote from: chris98e on November 18, 2011, 01:57:59 pm
Hi my name is Chris.  I enjoy reading the translations of the suttas by Bhikku Boddhi.  If any one wants to talk about Buddhist I would like that very much.  For instance what does anjali mean as in  :anjali:?

Welcome Chris. I copied this from Wiki:

Añjali Mudrā or Pranamasana is a hand gesture which is practiced throughout Asia. It is used as a sign of respect and a greeting in India and amongst yoga practitioners and adherents of similar traditions. The gesture is incorporated into many yoga asanas.  EtymologyAnjali is Sanskrit for "offering", "a gesture of reverence", "benediction", "salutation", and is derived from anj, meaning "to honour or celebrate".

Mudra means "seal" or "sign". The meaning of the phrase is thus "salutation seal".

The gesture is also known as hrdayanjali mudra meaning "reverence to the heart seal" (from hrd, meaning "heart") and atmanjali mudra meaning "reverence to the self seal" (from atman, meaning "self").

The gesture first appears c.4000 years ago on the clay seals of the Indus Valley Civilization.

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Re: Hi my name is Chris
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2011, 10:14:02 pm »
Welcome to FreeSangha, Chris. I like reading Bhikkhu Boddhi, too.
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« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2011, 08:19:47 am »
Welcome.I hope you like it here.I'm new also and I love it here because the people are really nice and theres lots of good posts. :)
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« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2011, 06:37:40 pm »
Welcome Chris! Hope you find what you are looking for here.  :jinsyx:
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