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Buddhist Practices Flashcards

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What do the 5 moral precepts teach the Buddhists to abstain from ?

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Taking life

Stealing

Sexual misconduct

Lying

Taking intoxicants that cloud the mind

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What is chanting ?

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Singing and resitting scripture

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Describe death rituals and name some ?

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Cremation and sky burials they do this because they believe it as an offering

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what are the four sublime states ?

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Love

Compassion

Joy

Equanimity

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What are gompas ?

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Monasteries for worship for Buddhists

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how do they advise you to reach happiness in Buddhism ?

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Practice compassion

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Is incense an offering for Buddhists or used in meditation for them ?

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It i both an offering and used for scent in meditation

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What are the jataka tales ?

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They are previous lives of the Buddha which Buddhists can learn a lot about him and the things he did

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Describe karma (kamma) ?

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the actions you take determine what happens to you in your previous life and if not you attain enlightenment

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Where can metta (loving kindness) also be found ?

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In the four sublime states

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what are mantras ?

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Repeated words chanted over and over again throughout meditation and they boost wariness and concentration

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Whats is the name of the place of worship for Buddhists ?

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Monasteries

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Buddhists leave gifts as a remark of respect for the Buddha what are these called ?

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Offerings

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Whats is puja ?

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Meditation that involves offerings and mantras that can take lace at monasteries and at home

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What is the name of the cycle of rebirth and death and what happens after it ?

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Samsara and if nibbana i attained you will be freed from the cycle

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What is Samantha meditation ?

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Meditation that has one object at its focus and is calm and tranquil

17
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name two temples for Buddhists ?

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Shrines and stupas

18
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what is a stupa ?

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A shrine containing a Buddha’s ashes used for meditation

19
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What things surround a shrine ?

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Candles

Incense burner

Statue of Buddha

20
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What are unskillful and skillfull actions ?

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Unskillful Actions are unethical, rooted from the 3 poisons

Skillfull actions are good, ethical and are rooted from compassion

21
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What do skillfull and unskillful actions determine ?

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Karma

22
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What is vippissana meditation ?

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Meditation that gives a true insight into the nature of things through mindfulness meditation

23
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What does Wesak celebrate ?

A

Buddhas birth and enlightenment after death

24
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What is known as the heart of the Buddhist community ?

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Temple

25
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What is the name for worship in Buddhism ?

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Puja

26
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Do Buddhists take part in private worship ?

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Yes they worship at home

27
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What are mala beads ?

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They are beads used for help count the number of recietments in a mantra

28
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What is the Tibetan name for a monastary ?

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Vihara

29
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What is a teaching that Buddhists are reminded of when someone dies ?

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Impermanence

30
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What’s the place called between death and rebirth for Tibetan Buddhists ?

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Bardo were they’re is devils and also pain to teach them

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What do the pure land Buddhists do to the body at death ?

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They face the body in the direction they believe pure land is (west)

Keep the bones for the family grave

32
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Which type of Buddhists cremate and put remains inside stupas after death ?

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Theravada

33
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What are the 3 poisons ?

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Greed

Ignorance

Hatred

34
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What is Vassa ?

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A Buddhists retreat that Buddha taught to go on for 3 months where your meditate deeply throughout the rainy season

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