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Message: <blockquote data-quote="king_pandukabaya" data-source="post: 13102199" data-attributes="member: 279674">Well dude. I've replied to this similar statement of yours in several other threads.We worship Buddha for several things.%)  First to give gratitude. That was practiced even by the Buddha himself (Animisha Lochana puujja for the Bo tree, ). We worship him to give our gratitude this great person who shows us the path to enlightenment. %) Second, to create faith (this is not the christian version of faith ) in us. Doing Amisa puuja and prathipaththi Puuja are both needed to clear the path of enlightenment. That is why we worship Buddha, Bo tree and Sthupa. %) Worshiping with flowers is like a meditation. Every suthra we chant in worshiping has a unique meaning which help to understand the reality of life. For example, we offer flowers to Buddha statue and chant some "Ghatha" in that pali sutra, it says "Like the flowers offered to Buddha, our life will be faded away" We symbolizes the flowers (once the beautiful flowers one day die ) to our life. Every time we do offerings, our mind is focused on that fact. !!! Another thing you have said is going to Dewala, Of course some Buddhists are worshiping hindu Gods. That is wrong, Most of the prominent Buddhist monks are against this practice. But giving our "Pin" or credit to Gods are accepted because the Gods are no more than people who had done lot of good deeds.   ~~~ Thank You ~~~~</blockquote>

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