Short backgrounds on daily prayer and worship times across the faiths listed on this site.
Prayer names open today's times for that faith so you can see when they are scheduled.
An evening period for meditation, chanting, recitation, or reflection. Evening practice is common in many Buddhist temples and monasteries, although its form varies considerably among traditions. It may include meditation, teachings or sacred texts, devotional chanting, and the dedication of merit. The time shown here uses sunset as a practical solar reference, not a prescribed Buddhist prayer time.
Morning practice is common across many Buddhist traditions and may include meditation, chanting, recitation, taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, or renewing the ethical precepts. The form varies by school, temple, and individual practice. Buddhism does not prescribe a universal prayer hour after sunrise, so the time shown here is an approximate solar reference rather than a canonical requirement.
A later period for meditation, chanting, or quiet reflection before the end of the day. Depending on the tradition, practitioners may reflect on their conduct, cultivate loving-kindness or compassion, recite teachings or mantras, or dedicate the merit of their practice to others. There is no universal Buddhist night prayer or prescribed hour. The time shown here is an approximate reference for personal practice.
Midday may be used for meditation, study, walking practice, or other forms of recollection, depending on the community. In some monastic traditions, especially Theravada, the daily meal is traditionally completed before noon. Buddhism does not establish solar noon as a universal prayer time, so this listing serves as a practical daytime reference rather than a prescribed observance.
This prayer reference covers the daily times listed on My Sacred Times. Local and regional customs can still differ. Times are approximate. If something important to your community is missing, or a description needs a correction, please write to us at info@mysacredtimes.com.
