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Postures in the temple
(1) Hap-jang, putting palms together
Hap-jang is one of the common postures in the temple. It has the
meaning of uniting body and mind in one and expressing respect to
others.
Perform Hap-jang as follows, in the standing posture, put palms
together and raise hands to the chest.
The fingers should be in a
vertical position and the wrists and elbows are on a horizontal line.
Hands and chest are touched lightly.
(2) Ban-bae, a half bow
A half bow comes with Hap-jang always. After forming a Hap-jang,
bend forward 45~60 degrees stretching your back. Making a half
bow is a simple greeting and used in the temple in case of;
when making a formal greeting to people in the temple.
when you enter or depart the buddha hall.
(3) A big bow, Bowing thrice
Normally formal greeting includes a bow, three prostrations and a
bow again. However, the prostration is repeated many times for
praying or repenting; for example, 108, 3000, 10000 times or more.
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