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Buddhist practices Flashcards

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What different rooms does a Buddhist temple contain?

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Main hall
Meditation hall
Study hall
The shrine
Stupa
Monastery

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What do the offerings placed around the shrine symbolise?

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Light- enlightenment
Flowers- impermanence
Incense-purity

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How can Buddhists worship Buddha?

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Bow
Meditate
Chant
Make offerings
Recite mantras

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What does chanting help to do?

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Helps to focus the mind and concentration and helps to remember the teachings

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What are mantras?

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Sacred teachings chanted repeatedly to help concentrate

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What is the purpose of samatha meditation?

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Improve concentration, help prepare for Vipassana
Help to de-stress

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What is vipassana meditation also known as?

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Insight meditation

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What is the purpose of Vipassana meditation?

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Develop wisdom
Understand 3 marks of existence
Help achieve enlightenment

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What is visualisation?

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When the meditator visualises an object in their mind then try to imagine the qualities and maintain focus

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What is deity visualisation?

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In Tibetan Buddhism, they visualise an enlightened being, they visualise their qualities to try and get them for themselves

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What is a thangka?

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A detailed painting of a Buddha or boddhisatva

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What is a mandala?

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A pattern made from sand or drawn, symbolises impermanence

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What is the therevada death ritual?

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Little money spent, charity donations, merit transferred to the deceased, donating robes make merit, shrine made and offerings left, monks attend funeral

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What is the Tibetan death ritual?

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Sky burial, body left for vultures, teachers cremated left under stupas ceremonies and prayer happen every 7 days for 49 days

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What is the pure land death ritual?

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Coffin placed facing the pure land, amitabha chanted, remains kept for 49 days, prayers every 7 days

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What does Wesak celebrate?

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The Buddhas birth, death and enlightenment. Honour and remember Buddha

17
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What does parinirvana day celebrate?

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In February to remember buddha dying and going to nibanna, focuses on impermanence

18
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How is Wesak celebrated?

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Homes lit up
Offerings given at temple
Worship and meditation at temple
Lectures attended

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How is Parinirvana day celebrated?

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Read mahaparinirvana sutra
Meditate in temple and home
Go on a retreat
Pilgrimage to Buddhas death place
Reflect on Anicca and friends and family who have passed

20
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What is kamma?

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Intention behind someone’s actions lead to happiness or suffering

21
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What is a skilful action?

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Motivated by generosity, compassion and understanding-> happiness

22
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What is an unskillful action?

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Motivated by craving, hatred and ignorance-> suffering

23
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What are the 4 sublime states?

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Loving kindness
Compassion
Sympathetic joy
Equanimity

24
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What are the 6 perfections?

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Generosity
Morality
Patience
Energy
Meditation
Wisdom

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What are the 5 moral precepts?

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Abstain from taking life
Abstain from taking what is not given
Abstain from sexual misconduct
Abstain from wrong speech
Abstain from intoxicants

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