Homa en sánscrito

Homa (ritual)

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Shingon Buddhist monks often perform homa in the morning with offerings of wood prayers.

Homa (also known as homam or havan) is a Sanskrit word which refers to any ritual in which making offerings into a consecrated fire is the primary action.^[1] At present, the words homa/homam and havan are interchangeable with the word Yagna.^[2] Homas are an important religious practise in Hinduism, where they part of most of the Sanskar ceremonies, Buddhism (particularly the Tibetan and Japanese Vajrayana traditions) and Jainism.