Buddhism Practices Flashcards
What are features of a Buddhist temple?
Main hall
Meditation hall
Study hall
Shrines
Stupa
What happens in a shrine?
Monasteries places of work
Place of meditation
Making offerings to gratitude the Buddha
What happens in a monasteries?
A place for monks and nuns to live
Dedicated to study meditation
What is puja?
Meditation
Can be public or private
Rituals
Making offerings
What is samatha meditation?
Calming the mind
Develop concentration
Mindfulness and breathing
Focus of a single object
What is vipassana meditation?
Develop an understanding of the nature of reality
Aim to understand 3 marks of existence
Develop wisdom
Gain enlightenment
What is visualisation meditation?
Visualise a Buddha or bodhisttva
Focus of concentration and learning
What is the Buddhist festival?
Wesak
parinirvana Day
What is wesak?
To commemorate Buddhas, Buddha, enlightenment, passing away
They light candles, offerings, worship and meditation
What’s is parinirvana day?
To commemorate the Buddhas passing into parinirvana
They read, study, meditation, retreat and pilgrimage
What is parinirvana?
The final state of nibbana
