Blessing

===Buddhism===
{{Main|Mangala Sutta|Adhiṣṭhāna}}
[[File:Replica of Sanchi gate at Chaitya Bhoomi.png|thumb|Replica of an image at the Sanchi gate at [[Chaitya Bhoomi]], which shows a devotion scene involving a Buddhist [[stupa]].]]
In ''[[Mangala Sutta]]'', [[Lord Buddha]] describes 'blessings' that are wholesome personal pursuits or attainments, identified in a progressive manner from the mundane to the ultimate spiritual goal.

[[Buddhist devotion#Blessing|Blessings in Buddhism]], certain ceremonies are meant to provide blessings.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last1=Assavavirulhakarn|first1=Prapod|editor1-last=Jones|editor1-first=Lindsay|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of religion|title=Blessing|date=1987|publisher=[[Thomson Gale]]|location=Detroit|isbn=978-0-02-865997-8|page=981|edition=2nd|url=https://www.politicalavenue.com/PDF/ENCYCLOPEDIAS/The%20Gale%20Encyclopedia%20of%20Religion%202nd%20Ed%20Vol.%202.pdf|volume=2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302073830/https://www.politicalavenue.com/PDF/ENCYCLOPEDIAS/The%20Gale%20Encyclopedia%20of%20Religion%202nd%20Ed%20Vol.%202.pdf|archive-date=2017-03-02}}</ref>