Dhupa

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Dhupa or incense stick offering
Hinduism, India
Taoism, Singapore
Buddhism, Cambodia
Buddhism, Thailand

Dhupa (धुप) is, in

incense during puja to an image of a deity, or other object of veneration. It is also the Sanskrit
word for incense or perfume itself.

The

incense sticks, by omitting "a" in the word Dhupa. So, the word retains the Sanskrit form when it is written in the Thai alphabet as "Dhup" (ธูป). However, Sanskrit's ⟨dh⟩ ([dʱ]) is pronounced as an aspirated [tʰ] in Thai so that the word is normally pronounced or transliterated as "Thup" ([tʰûːp]
). Incense burning before images, in temples and during prayer practice is also found in many parts of Asia, among followers of Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Taoism.

The very idea of offering dhupa is personified in the

Bardo Thödol to appear on the third day.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eight Bodhisattva Dakinis". yoniversum.nl.
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