homa

...It is also called goma-ho or goma-gu. It is a transliteration of the Sanskrit word homa, meaning burning or sacred fire. It was originally a Brahmanic and Hindu ritual in which offerings were thrown into a fire, turned into smoke, and offered to the gods in heaven as a supplication. It has been practiced since before the Common Era.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "homa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…また護摩法，護摩供ともいう。サンスクリットのホーマhomaの音写で，焚焼，祀火の意味。本来はバラモン，ヒンドゥー教の儀礼で，供物を火中に投じ，煙にして天上の神に捧げて，祈願する祭式で，紀元前から行われる。…

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