festivals Flashcards
What is wesak ?
it celebrates the buddhas birthday and for some buddhists it also marks his enlightenment and death it is also called buddha day
when is wesak ?
it is the most important buddhist festival and is celebrated on the full moon in may
how is wesak celebrated
by lighting candles and lanterns to represent enlightenment and by attending the lic temple to take part in worship or meditation
how is wesak celebrated
it is colourful and happy celebrating. homes may be cleaned and decorated
gifts are taken to an altar to be offered to the buddha statues
what is the vassa ( rain retreat ) festival for theravada buddhist
it’s a theee month annual retreat observed by theravada practitioners. taking place during the wet season , vassa lasts for three lunar months usually from july to october
they like to give up achochol meat and smocking
what is the uposatha festival for theravada buddhists
uposatha days are weekly it is for the “cleansing of the defiled mine “ resulting in inner calm and joy
lay practitioners who live near vihara uposatha is an opportunity for them to visit it. talks by monks and practitioners in meditation sessions
what is parinirvana day festival n mahayana buddhist
it’s celebrated on the 8th of feb but mostly is feb . the day is a time to think about one’s own future death and on the deaths of loved ones they celebrate this day by mediating or by going to a buddhist temple or monasteries .
What is lama song khapa day to a tibetan buddhist ?
we celebrate the kindness of the founder of the gelugpa school of tibetan buddhism . offerings of tea light candles food and flowers are appropriate
what is parinirvana day
it’s a mahayana festival that commemorates the death and passing into enlightenment of buddha
how is parinirvana day celebrated
by reading and studying the last writings of buddha , meditating at home or in a temple or going on a retreat to reflect and meditate
