Buddhism practices Flashcards
How do Buddhist worships
chanting
puja
mantra
offerings
meditation
alters
What is chanting
A form of musical verse or incantation
Some do this to invoke spiritual or emotional
or to recall linage of teachers in school
or to remember specific teachings
and moral teachings to reach enlightenment
What are mantras
In the sequence of words of syllabolls that are chanted and repeated
Envoke enlightenment or spiritual state mind
What are temples
Public places for worships for Lay Buddhist.Often contains a statue of the Buddha or an alter where Buddhists can make offerings
What are shrines
A statue or picture of the Buddha or Boddhisattva to evoke a focal point for meditation
what are monastries
A building where a community for Buddhist monk or nuns. These are Buddhist who dedicate to spiritual pravtices
Theravada death and mourning traditions
Very little money is spent
Mourners have the ability to transfer karmic merits to the dead person
donate money to charity
monks chant hymns and prayers
body is usually cremated
Tibets traditions
A sky burial
body is taken to a high place and offered to vultures
monks chant mantras around the body
believe that if the vultures eat the body the deceased had no sin
remains are burned
prayers and said and lamps are offered every seven days
japan traditions
body is placed in a coffin the head pointing north
readings from lotus sutra
will gather and pick bone from the ashes with chopsticks
Bones are used for prayers during 49 day barrot state
What is visualisation
Buddhist imagine the Buddha as a way of understanding Buddhist traditions or being who has ready been enlightened
Visualise characteristics of someone who has been enlightened
Thangka
A painting of picture of a Buddha or Boddhisattava
mandala
an intricate shaped pattern used for a medidtation
what is Wesak
A Theravada festival that celebrates the Buddha birth enlightenment and passing away
sometimes called Buddha day or the Buddhas birthday
Occurs on the full moon of the ancient of Indian month
They give offerings to the temples and monasteries set up light shows and lanterns
what is Parnirvana day
a Mahayana tradition the death of the buddha. It refers to the Buddhas liberation from samsara
attend temple to listen to readings of the Buddhas final day
people bring gifts to the monasteries
meditate and remember those who have died
what is karma
Karma is a Sanskrit term that literally means “action” or “doing”. In the Buddhist tradition, karma refers to action driven by intention which affect your future
