Worship - Raihai

Japanese: 礼拝 - らいはい

Refers to the act of bowing to an object of faith such as a god or Buddha, as well as the manner and ritual of bowing. (1) In Buddhism, it is used as a translation of the Sanskrit word namas-kāra (transliterated as namas-kāra). It is an expression of respect with the body. There are one, three, and nine bows, and the second volume of the "Da Tang Xiyu Ji" (Records of the Western Regions of the Great Tang Dynasty) lists nine styles of bowing: speaking and asking questions, bowing with head bowed, raising hands in a high bow, kneeling with hands together, kneeling, kneeling on one knee, kneeling on one knee, five-legged pose, and prostrating oneself with hands and knees together. (2) In Christianity, it is called "reihai" and refers to an act of expressing absolute dependence and devotion to God, the creator of all things, and is dedicated only to God and strictly distinguished from veneration for saints.

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Japanese:

神仏などの信仰対象を拝むこと，またその様式，儀式をいう。 (1) 仏教ではサンスクリット語の namas-kāra (那謨悉羯羅と音写) の訳として用いられる。身体で恭敬の意を表現すること。一，三，九拝などがあり，『大唐西域記』巻第2には，発言慰問，俯首示敬，挙手高揖，合掌平拱，屈膝，長跪，手膝踞地，五輪倶屈，五体投地の9種の様式が数えられている。 (2) キリスト教では「れいはい」といい，万物の創造主である神への絶対的依存と帰依を表明する行為をいい，ただ神にのみ捧げられ，聖者などへの崇敬とは厳密に区別されている。

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