Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room Etiquette at KTC Jacksonville.

We welcome you to our weekly practice of Tibetan Buddhism. To help you feel most comfortable attending a traditional Buddhist shrine room we offer these basic guidelines to shrine room etiquette.

• Shoes are removed before entering the shrine room and hats are not worn.
• The acceptable posture for practice is to sit cross-legged on a cushion on the floor.
• (If this is not possible because of physical problems, one may sit in a chair.)
• Short skirts and revealing garments are not appropriate attire for practice.
• Do not sit with the legs outstretched, as this is a sign of disrespect.
• Do not lie down in the shrine room.
• Dharma books & puja texts should not be put on the floor, but on a table or cushion.
• Dharma books & texts should not be stepped over.
• It is appropriate to stand when a Lama enters the room, sitting only after the Lama is seated.
• When entering the shrine room, a Buddhist practitioner may do three prostrations facing the shrine, or make a short bow with hands folded. This is done as a symbol of the surrender of oneself and the desire to benefit all beings.

Learn more about keeping a shrine:The Seven Shrine Offerings
A link to more complete information: Shrine Room Etiquette.