Nepalese Buddhist Ritual Clothing and Temple Offering: "Khata"

This is a Nepalese Buddhist temple offering, called a "khata." Temple visitors often drape the khata over Buddha statues within the temple.

Also, the khata is a traditional ceremonious scarf given in Nepal at any festive occasion to a host or at weddings, funerals, births, graduations, arrivals and departure of guests. It symbolizes goodwill, auspiciousness and compassion.

Buddhism a religion in which people follow the teachings of the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) who lived and taught about 2500 years ago. Buddhists do not believe in a personal creator god. Buddhists believe in the Four Noble Truths, including that life is suffering because we are attached to our desires, but that suffering and attachment can be ended by living according to the Noble Eight-fold Path (ex. right thinking, right working, right speaking). The holy book is called the Tripitaka. It contains the teachings of the Buddha. Buddhists believe in rebirth after death (reincarnation). Their goal is to become Enlightened, to achieve Nirvana, and break the cycle of birth and death.
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