Symbols
This symbol can represents rising above despite the challenges
The Lotus
Buddhists pray using this practice
Meditation
What is the original name of the Buddha?
Siddhartha Gautama
What is the process of burning the body during a buddhist funeral?
Cremation
What day is the second most important Buddhist festival day
Magha Puja Day AKA Sanhga Day
This wheel represents the eight-fold path
The Dharma wheel
These are chanted to help improve meditations
Mantras
Buddhism was founded in this country
India
What happens only to a baby boy when they reach one month?
They get their head shaved
During the monsoon season, the beginning marked by Dharma day, how long do Monks and Nuns give up their lifestyle?
Three months
Name two of the three triple gems
Buddha, Dharma and Sangha
Dome shaped buildings that house relics of the Buddha (Almost every Buddhist temple has one)
A Stupa
At 29 the Buddha witnessed these
The four visions
The age of a boy in the first stage of becoming a monk is what age?
Seven to eight years old
The festival of Loy Krathong is primarly practiced in what country?
Thailand
These are hung up so the peoples prayers may be carried with the wind
Prayer flags
described as a wheel of life, and is believed to have been designed by the Buddha himself
Mandala
What is it called when its the best way in between the two extremes?
The middle path
What must monks do once ordinated?
renounce their possessions and keep only what is necessary
The bathing of Buddha occurs during which festival
Wesak AKA Buddha day
When the hands of the statue of buddha are like this 🙏, it represents what?
Greetings
These were old depictions of Buddhas dissaperience into Nirvana
images of his disciples, the Bodhi tree, or his footprints.
Buddha shared his teachings with five people who are known as what?
Bhikkus
This is where many Buddhists are married
In front of the shrine of Lord Buddha
What dose Sanhga Day celebrate?
Monks gathering to hear Buddha preach his first sermon