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Paper 1 Buddhist Practices Flashcards

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Buddhist Practices Paper 1

What is a Bodhisattva?

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For Mahayana Buddhists, someone who is enlightened but stays in the cycle of Samsara to help others achieve enlightenment aswell.

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What is Buddhahood?

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When someone achieves enlightenment and becomes a Buddha.

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What is Buddha Nature?

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In Mahayana Buddhism, the idea that everyone has the essence of a Buddha inside them.

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What is a Buddha Rupa?

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An image or statue of the historical Buddha or a being belived to have attained Buddhahood.

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What is Chanting?

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Singing or rhythmic repetition of a word, prayer or sound.

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What are Devotional Objects?

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Objects used by Buddhists during Puja such as Buddha Rupas and bells.

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What is the 8 Fold Path?

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Magga - the 4th Noble Truth known as ‘The Middle Way,’ it includes the way to wisdom; mental training and the way of morality. Eight Stages to be practised simultaneously.

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What is Enlightenment?

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A state of wisdom that enables total clarity and understanding of the truths of exsitence.

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What is Ethics?

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Sila - moral principles that inform behaviour and attitudes; part of the 8 Fold Path.

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What are the 5 Moral Precepts?

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Part of the 8 Fold Path (right action) eg.
avoid harm
avoid taking what is not given
avoid intoxicants that cloud the mind
avoid false speech
avoid the misuse of the senses or sexual misconduct.

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What is a Gompa?

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Tibetan monasteries associated with learning and studying the Dhamma.

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What is Kamma (Karma)?

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The belief in cause and effect, intentions and actions will affect the future.

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What is Karuna?

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Compassion, sharing in the suffering of others

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What is Mantra Recitation?

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A short sequence of words or syllables chanted repetitively as a form of meditation, such as Om mani padme hum or Nam Myoho Renge Kho

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What are Malas?

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Strings of beads used as a prayer aid

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What is Meditation?

Give 1 example of Meditation.

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Samadhi - a spiritual experience that opens a person up to the highest state of consciousness.

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What is Metta?

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Loving Kindness

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What is Mourning?

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An expression of grief after someone has died

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What are Offerings?

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Symbols of Buddhist teachings used in Puja (eg. flowers or incense)

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What is Parinirvana Day?

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A festival in Mahayana Buddhism that celebrates the death of the Buddha and his attainment of final nibbana. It is most often celebrated of the 15th February.

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What is Puja/Devotional Ritual?

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The name given to ceremonies that involve meditation, prayer and offerings.

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What are Retreats?

These shouldn’t be luxurious or expensive.

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Temporarily leaving one’s everyday life and going to special places to aid spiritual development.

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What is Samatha?

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Concentration and tranquility. A method of meditation; a state of calmness

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What is Samsara?

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The repeating cycle of birth, death and rebirth.

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What is a Shrine?

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A room or part of a room which contains a Buddha Rupa, candles, an incense burner and sometimes other offerings.

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What is a Sky Burial?

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Tibetan tradition where a dead body is left in a high place as a gift to the vultures.

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What are the 6 Perfections?

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Ethical principles in Mahayana Buddhism to lead a being to enlightenment - the 6 perfections are generosity, morality, patience, energy, meditation and wisdom.

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What is a Stupa?

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A monument containing relics of the Buddha or an important Buddhist Teacher.

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What is a temple?

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A structure / building for religious or spiritual activities, such as meditation. Will usually contain a shrine(s)

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What is the Tibetan Book of the Dead?

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead is the Buddhist text that describes in detail the stages of death from the Tibetan point of view.

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What is a Vihara?

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A Buddhist monastery, where monks and nuns live

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What is Vipassana?

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Insight - a method of meditation focused on insight into the nature of things.

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What is Visualisation?

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Forming a mental image. A method of meditation in Mahayan Buddhism, imagining an image of a Buddha or Bodhisattva and focuing on their qualities.

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What is Wesak?

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A Buddhist festival celebrating the Buddha’s birth. For some Buddhists it also celebrates his enlightenment and death.

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What is Zazen?

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The main form of meditation in Zen Buddhism ( Japanese School of Mahayana Buddhism) practice cross-legged with the aim of gaining vipassana (insight)

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