Buddhism and prayer

[MATTHEW MENGE]

"The traditions established the fact that in all Dispensations the law of prayer hath constituted a fundamental element of the Revelation of all the Prophets of God-- a law the form and the manner of which hath been adapted to the varying requirements of every age."  (Baha'u'llah, Kitab-i-Iqan,  Writings of Baha'u'llah, p.85)   How does this square with the fact that the Buddha does not really seem to have encouraged prayer?  (The only mention of it I have found is a kind of discouragement of certain types of prayer in the Salayatanavagga, in "The Connected Discourses of the Buddha", pps. 1336-1338.) Is meditation really a form of prayer?  Did the Buddha really teach prayer and these teachings have been lost?  What?   Best Regards,   Matt ---------- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)