Buddhism Flashcards
Offering flowers, incense and candles
This represents that everything can live but it will eventually die
Freeing birds
This shows liberty and freedom to those who are in captivity
Cleaning the Buddha statues
This shows that it is easy to clean a person physically but it is difficult to clean someone’s inner greed or anger
Vegetarian food
This represents that Buddhists should refrain from killing.
Who is the Buddha
Siddartha gautama
Why do Buddhists celebrate wesak
To celebrate the birth and death of the buddha
What is the holy scripture for Buddhists
The tipitaka
What does the tipitaka translate to
The three baskets
Where do Buddhists got to meditate
A shrine or a temple
What does ordination mean
Becoming a monk
Which gender is ordination normally for
Male
Give 3 events that happen during ordination
.dress in nice clothes
.shave the head
.given saffron robes
What were some beliefs of the Buddha
.enlightenment
.nirvana
.4 noble truths
.eight fold path
