Buddhist Practises Flashcards
Give 3 places of worship for a Buddhist
monastery, shrine, temple
What statue is in the hall of a buddhist temple?
Buddha rupa
does a temple contain a shrine
yes
Where can a shrine be?
A temple, monastery or home
What does puja mean
Worship
How might Buddhists worship?
Rituals and ceremonies, meditation, making offerings, chanting, reciting mantras, bowing to Buddha rupa
What are 3 types of meditation?
Samatha, vipassana, zazen
What is the aim of samatha meditation?
To create a calm mind , to develop concentration and to focus and prepare for vipassana meditation
What is the aim of vipassana meditation?
Understand true nature of realiry
Which other meditation is zazen apart of?
Vipassana
In what type of Buddhism would you visualise a Buddha or bodhissatva as part of it?
Mahayana
What can be used to focus in mahayana Buddhism
Mandala or a thangka
What type of Buddhists often visualise an enlightened being as part of meditation?
Tibetan
Why do Tibetan Buddhists focus on an enlightened being?
They believe it will unlock their inner Buddha nature
At a Theravada funeral what burial method is most common
Cremation
How might family members try to transfer merit to the deceased?
Donating to charity or a monastery
At what type of funeral do they pick the bones out of the body after the cremation
Japanese
For how many days are prayers said for the body in Japanese and Tibetan funerals
Every 7 days for 49 days
Which Buddhist group adopted sky burials
Tibetan
What does karuna mean
Compassion
Mahayana Buddhists believe what quality is essential to become a bodhissatva
Karuna/compassion
What does metta mean?
Loving kindness
What 2 festivals do Buddhists have?
Wesak, Parinivana day
What is the purpose of wesak?
Commemorating the Buddhas life
How can wesak be celebrated?
Lighting up their homes
Making offerings to the Buddha
Giving gifts to the local monastery
Worshipping at the temple
Caged animals e.g. birds may be released as a symbol of liberation
When is parinirvana celebrated
February
What does parinirvana day remember
Buddhas passing into parinirvana
How is parinirvana day marked?
studying a scripture which describes the Buddha’s last days
Meditating and worshipping
Some may go on a retreat or make a pilgrimage to Kushinagar in
India where the Buddha is believed to have passed away.
What are the 5 moral precepts?
Ahimsa- don’t harm any living being
Do not steal
No sexual misconduct
No false speech
Don’t cloud the mind with intoxicants
What are the 6 perfections?
Generosity - give without expecting anything in return. Three main types
of generosity, which are material, protection from fear and giving the
dhamma.
Morality - follow the 5 precepts. Meditation can help with this.
Patience - practising compassion with people. This involves tolerance and
endurance.
Energy - they should put effort and enthusiasm into their practise of
Buddhism
Meditation to develop concentration and awareness
Wisdom - the first five perfections will help to the development of this
