Again, there is absolutely no confusion when it comes to the fact that blood-sacrifices are completely incorrect in the teachings. You can see this in numerous suttas, for example: https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN3_9.htmlBundokji wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 4:35 pmCould you elaborate further please? The sacrifice of blood works for what?Dassana wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 10:10 pm I believe there is plenty to learn from these traditions about an understanding of spiritual cosmology and harmonizing with the invisible forces around us, and while some of the practices can bring us closer to spiritual awareness and harmony, there are also distinct differences that are not in accordance with the Dhamma. The use of blood, which I do understand and do believe "works", it's at a kammic cost that is not understood within the tradition.
I want to make this clear because I follow the first precept and I don't condone it myself.
What I meant by it "works", in my understanding and the belief of millions of indigenous practitioners around the world, taking the life of an animal gives a transference of energy to invisible forces that can allow them to grant blessings in a way that is undeniably synchronistic. For example in myself, an Ifa divination was done around my lack of being able to find work, a reason was found for the problem, a ritual and sacrifice was prescribed for the issue, and the next day after the ritual was complete, someone who I hadn't spoken to in over a year reached out out of the blue asking if I was still looking for work. I had an interview and job offer days later. There are other examples I can list like this which in a mundane world would sound completely untrue.
There's a reason that we still see Brahmins and Bon practitioners practicing sacrifice in India and Nepal even after exposure to Buddhism. It is still practiced in Judaism, Islam, and indigenous cultures around the world. I am not saying it is right, I just meant that there is a reason behind the action. Efficacy towards the a certain desired outcome is a different thing than the kammic repercussions that come alongside with the action. The act of sacrifice and the use of blood facilitates outcomes in the world. That's what I meant by it works. I don't believe it works for the cessation of dukkha and I believe it's actually directly counterproductive to true liberation.