Interesting Facts
A key practice in Buddhism, used to develop mindfulness, concentration, and insight, leading to enlightenment.
What is Meditation
A prince who renounced his royal life to seek enlightenment. He achieved enlightenment and spent the rest of his life teaching others how to attain it.
Who is The Buddha and/or Siddhartha Gautama
A spiritual tradition founded by Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) over 2,500 years ago in India, focusing on personal spiritual development and the attainment of a deep insight into the true nature of life.
What is Buddhism
The Buddha's birthday
What is Vesak
Rebirth of the aspect of an individual that persists after bodily death—whether it be consciousness, mind, the soul, or some other entity—in one or more successive existences
What is reincarnation
Buddhism teaches that practicing non-attachment leads to . . .
What is contentment
The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and an important figure in promoting peace, compassion, and human rights globally.
Who is the Dalai Lama
Foundation of Buddhist teachings
What are The Four Noble Truths or Dukkha, Samudaya, Nirodha, Magga
An important religious festival celebrated by Buddhists in Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Laos on the full moon day of the third lunar month (this usually falls in February or March)
What is Magha Pujwronga or Magha Puja
A guide to end suffering and achieve enlightenment, consisting of: Right Understanding, Right Intent, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration.
What is The Noble Eightfold Path
Buddhism teaches that attachment to material possessions leads to . . .
What is suffering
The neurologist, author, and Buddhist practitioner whose book "Zen and the Brain" established the link between neurophysiology of the human brain and the practice of meditation. He also won the Scientific and Medical Network Book prize of 1998 for this publication.
James. H. Austin
A guide to end suffering and achieve enlightenment, consisting of Right Understanding, Right Intent, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration.
What is The Noble Eightfold Path
This robe offering ceremony, is held on any date within the end of the Vassa Retreat. New robes and other requisites can be offered by the laity to the monks.
What is the Kathina Ceremony
The law of cause and effect, where a person's actions in this and previous lives determine their future experiences
What is Karma
The main branches of Buddhism?
What are Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana
This American physicist, inventor, patent attorney and Buddhist practitioner was also known for his invention of electrophotography, aka Xerography, which is used in Xerox machines.
Who is Chester Floyd Carlson
Lived in South Asia c. 6th or 5th century BCE.
What is a Śramaṇa, The Buddha aka "the Awakened One"
A Mahayana Buddhist holiday celebrated in East Asia, Vietnam and the Philippines usually on February 15.
What is Parinirvana Day, also known as Nirvana Day
The ultimate goal in Buddhism, representing the liberation from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (samsara) and the end of suffering.
What is Nirvana
Buddhists practice this through acts of kindness, helping others, and developing empathy.
What is Compassion
A meteorologist and Buddhist practitioner whose research focused on severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and typhoons revolutionized the knowledge of each. Amongst other innovations and concepts, he is best known for creating the "Fujita scale of tornado intensity and damage"
"Ted Fujita"
Places of worship, meditation, and community gatherings. They often house statues of the Buddha and other important figures.
What are Buddhist temples
This day is known as observance day, there are four holy days on the new moon, full moon, and quarter moon days every month.
What is Uposatha
The specific code of conduct for a sangha of monks or nuns.
What is Vinaya