Buddhism practices

Question 1

Temple

Answer 1

A place for Buddhists to worship, represents the pure land of the Buddha

Question 2

Gompa

Answer 2

Meditation room which contains a shrine, desk etc…

Question 3

Stupa

Answer 3

Dome-shaped building erected as a Buddhist shrine

Question 4

Shrine

Answer 4

Regarded as holy because of its associations with divinity or scared person /relic

Question 5

Buddha rupa

Answer 5

Statues/models of beings who obtained Buddhahood (including the Buddha himself)

Question 6

Monastery (vihara)

Answer 6

Early type of Buddhist monastery, originally constructed for monks

Question 7

Puja

Answer 7

An act of worship

Question 8

Chanting

Answer 8

Type of Buddhist worship. Used to memorise + pass on teachings /texts, also helps to focus during meditation.

Question 9

Mala

Answer 9

String of prayer beads

Question 10

Meditation

Answer 10

Rids the mind of delusion, ignorance etc…

Question 11

Thangka

Answer 11

A Tibetan Buddhist painting usually depicting the Buddha, on cotton or silk

Question 12

Mandala

Answer 12

A circular figure representing the universe in Hindu and Buddhism

Question 13

Wesak

Answer 13

Buddhist new year festival + celebrating birthday of the Buddha (at Maycan- full moon-)

Question 14

Parinirvana Day

Answer 14

(Also called nirvana day), festival that remembers the death of the Buddha when he reached Nirvana, at 80.

Question 15

What are two different types of meditation

Answer 15

Samatha and Vipassana

Question 16

Give three of the six perfections (from Mahayana tradition)

Answer 16

Generosity 
Morality
Patience 
Energy
Meditation 
Wisdom

Question 17

Give three of the 5 moral precepts

Answer 17

To abstain from taking life 
To abstain from stealing 
To abstain from sexual misconduct 
To abstain from intoxicants 
To abstain from wrong speech

Question 18

Name the three jewels

Answer 18

The Buddha
The Dhamma
The Sangha

Question 19

Give two examples of how monks contribute to the community

Answer 19

Teach children to read and write
Teaching useful skills e.eg building and farming
Vihara acts as a bank

Question 20

What’s a vihara

Answer 20

A Buddhist temple or monastery