goma

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Kitahara and Malum will perform a ritual known as goma, meaning holy fire, which involves burning small pieces of holy wood before a Buddhist alter for spiritual purification.

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  • Kitahara and Malum will perform a ritual known as goma, meaning holy fire, which involves burning small pieces of holy wood before a Buddhist alter for spiritual purification. —  The Buddhist Channel
  • And in Japan, sesame seeds appear in delicacies from gomashio (ground, salted, toasted sesame seeds used as seasoning) to goma-dofu (tofu made from sesame seeds, rather than soy). —  Hungry Magazine
  • Lorsque les câbles sont posés à agujeros, protegerlos con manguitos de goma o Abisolierzange. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Called a kaiten-zushi in Japan, the metal conveyor belt slickly delivered lots of nigiri sushi, goma wakame (seaweed salad), a few eel rolls, a few california rolls, desserts, and even house salads with ranch dressing on them. —  Austin Bloggers: Austin Metablog
  • They include pickled octopus to whet your appetite, teppanyaki crab, creamy goma-doufu (RMB 30) - a sesame paste tofu that's a fixture of Japanese Buddhist temple cuisine - and, at the opposite end of the budget and omnivore spectrum, the teppanyaki Kobe beef (RMB 320). —  Chinalyst - China blogs in English
 

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