Buddhist Practices Flashcards
What do the 5 moral precepts teach the Buddhists to abstain from ?
Taking life
Stealing
Sexual misconduct
Lying
Taking intoxicants that cloud the mind
What is chanting ?
Singing and resitting scripture
Describe death rituals and name some ?
Cremation and sky burials they do this because they believe it as an offering
what are the four sublime states ?
Love
Compassion
Joy
Equanimity
What are gompas ?
Monasteries for worship for Buddhists
how do they advise you to reach happiness in Buddhism ?
Practice compassion
Is incense an offering for Buddhists or used in meditation for them ?
It i both an offering and used for scent in meditation
What are the jataka tales ?
They are previous lives of the Buddha which Buddhists can learn a lot about him and the things he did
Describe karma (kamma) ?
the actions you take determine what happens to you in your previous life and if not you attain enlightenment
Where can metta (loving kindness) also be found ?
In the four sublime states
what are mantras ?
Repeated words chanted over and over again throughout meditation and they boost wariness and concentration
Whats is the name of the place of worship for Buddhists ?
Monasteries
Buddhists leave gifts as a remark of respect for the Buddha what are these called ?
Offerings
Whats is puja ?
Meditation that involves offerings and mantras that can take lace at monasteries and at home
What is the name of the cycle of rebirth and death and what happens after it ?
Samsara and if nibbana i attained you will be freed from the cycle
What is Samantha meditation ?
Meditation that has one object at its focus and is calm and tranquil
name two temples for Buddhists ?
Shrines and stupas
what is a stupa ?
A shrine containing a Buddha’s ashes used for meditation
What things surround a shrine ?
Candles
Incense burner
Statue of Buddha
What are unskillful and skillfull actions ?
Unskillful Actions are unethical, rooted from the 3 poisons
Skillfull actions are good, ethical and are rooted from compassion
What do skillfull and unskillful actions determine ?
Karma
What is vippissana meditation ?
Meditation that gives a true insight into the nature of things through mindfulness meditation
What does Wesak celebrate ?
Buddhas birth and enlightenment after death
What is known as the heart of the Buddhist community ?
Temple
What is the name for worship in Buddhism ?
Puja
Do Buddhists take part in private worship ?
Yes they worship at home
What are mala beads ?
They are beads used for help count the number of recietments in a mantra
What is the Tibetan name for a monastary ?
Vihara
What is a teaching that Buddhists are reminded of when someone dies ?
Impermanence
What’s the place called between death and rebirth for Tibetan Buddhists ?
Bardo were they’re is devils and also pain to teach them
What do the pure land Buddhists do to the body at death ?
They face the body in the direction they believe pure land is (west)
Keep the bones for the family grave
Which type of Buddhists cremate and put remains inside stupas after death ?
Theravada
What are the 3 poisons ?
Greed
Ignorance
Hatred
What is Vassa ?
A Buddhists retreat that Buddha taught to go on for 3 months where your meditate deeply throughout the rainy season
