Ways of living Flashcards

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Samatha Meditation

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mainly used by Theravada Buddhism. Aim to focus the mind by concentrating on their breathing.

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Vipassana Meditation

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Helps Buddhists seek the truth and wisdom so they can reach enlightenment.

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Metta Bhavana Meditation

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Means loving and kindness. Buddhists try to develop calm and inner peace. Also focus on good qualities towards others.

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What do Mantras contain?

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Usally teachings of Buddha eg, Three Refuges or Five Precepts.

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What sort of things are on a shrine? (3)

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Flowers - symbolise things don’t stay the same
Incense - represent the idea of purity or speech and behaviour
Candles - lit to represent of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance

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What is read to Buddhist people when their dying?

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead

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What happens once dead in Theravada Buddhism?

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They believe re-birth happens straight after the person has passed. A shrine is made and a Monk leads the funeral service, which involves giving a talk and carrying out rites.

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what Tibetan Buddhists do when someone has dies?

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Often a sky burial. so it can be eaten by vultures. Vultures eat the body as seen the diseased have no sins. Once this happens prayers and lamps are offered every 7 days.

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What is Wesak?

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also called Buddha day. Held to remember buddhas birth, enlightenment and death. Takes places at a full moon during May or June.

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Parinibbana

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also called Nibbana Day is a Mahayana Buddhist festival that is celebrated in February. During people remember people that have died and their own death.

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