Symbols
This sacred symbol represents the Buddha's enlightened mind and is used as a meditation object and place of pilgrimage.
What are Stupas?
This core Buddhist belief states that religion must relate to facts of life, not theories about God or the afterlife.
What is "Religion must relate to facts of life and not to theories and speculations about God, or Soul or Heaven or Earth."
This Indian prince who later became a spiritual master founded Buddhism in the 5th century BCE.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) ?
This is the term for the concept of rebirth that Buddhists believe in after death.
What is reincarnation?
This symbol represents the Buddha's triumph over the four obstacles to enlightenment.
What is the banner of victory?
According to Buddhist creeds, what should be the center of religion instead of God or salvation?
What is "Man and morality must be the centre of Religion."?
Buddhism originated in this South Asian country around the 5th century BCE.
What is India?
Approximately how many Buddhists live in Canada according to the presentation?
What is 370 000 Buddhists?
This ancient symbol was adopted by Buddhism to represent the Buddha's footprints and the auspiciousness of his teachings.
What is the Swastika
This creed states that religion is necessary but not every religion is worth having.
What is "Religion is necessary for a free Society" and "Not every Religion is worth having."?
After leaving his wealthy life, the Buddha did this for 6 years before attaining enlightenment.
What is living in poverty and fasting
This country has the highest percentage of Buddhists at 96.8% according to the presentation.
What is Cambodia?
This flower symbolizes the Buddhist idea of achieving spiritual purity and enlightenment despite living in the material world.
What is the Lotus flower?
Rather than being an ideal, this creed states that morality must become the law of life since there is no God.
What is "It is not enough for Morality to be the ideal of life. Since there is no God it must become the law of life."?
The Buddha was born in this year in the Gardens of Lumbini.
When is 623 BCE?
The Tripitaka is divided into these three "baskets" containing Buddha's teachings, rules, and commentaries.
What is "The Vinaya Basket, Sutta Basket, and Abhidhamma Basket "?
This specific fig tree is where the Buddha attained enlightenment after meditating for 49 days.
What is the Bodhi Tree?
This creed criticizes making animal sacrifices the center of religion.
What is "It is wrong to make animal sacrifices to be the centre of religion."?
This evil spirit tempted the Buddha as he meditated under the Bodhi tree before his enlightenment.
What is Bara?
Rituals in Buddhism serve this purpose of expressing spirituality and creating solidarity.
What is "Rituals are a language that expresses many aspects of the human experience, such as relationships and spirituality. Rituals create a sense of solidarity and support among individuals." ?