Gassho-zukuri means construction resembling hands joined in prayer, as these farmhouse’s steeply slanted thatched roofs bear an uncanny resemblance to the clasped hands of a person engaged in ...

"The first of the eight episodes opens with Laurie, a young girl struggling with self-confidence, alone on the bench, her hands clasped in prayer," the Chronicle said. “Dear Heavenly Father ...

The movements that Sunni and Shi’a Muslims make during prayer can also differ. For example, Shi’a Muslims pray with their hands by their sides, whereas Sunni Muslims pray with their hands ...