Religious Leaders
The founder of the Buddhist religion.
Siddhartha Gautama
Worn on the head of Sikhs over the Kesh and Comb to represent sacred knowledge and power.
Turban
From the Sanskrit meaning “three baskets,” also known as the Pali Canon. These are the authoritative texts in Theravada Buddhism.
Tripitaka
True or false: Sikhs only allow men in the temple to worship.
False
Buddhists do not have ten commandments, but they do take these vows to live a more wholesome life.
The Five Precepts
This person is believed to be the reincarnation of the first Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism.
The Dalai Lama
Worn by Sikhs as a symbol of justice.
Kirpan
Kanjur
To become a Buddhist, one publicly announces the intent to take refuge in these.
The Three Jewels of Buddhism (Triratna)
True or false: Guru Nanak taught that Sikhs must find refuge in the multiple gods of Hinduism and dedicate their lives to divine worship.
False
The Hindu and Buddhist symbol representing harmony, stability, and purity. The four sides represent the four directions.
Swastika
The name for sacred texts used in Vajrayana Buddhism known as the Kanjur and Tanjur.
Tantric Texts
This is professed as part of the Three Jewels (Triratna) and it means that the Buddha was capable of attaining enlightenment and therefore so are we.
Refuge in the Buddha
True or false: Sikhism is its own unique religion with over 25 million adherents.
True
The founder of the Sikh Religion.
Guru Nanak
The wheel representing the dharma, the teachings of the Buddha in the Noble Eightfold Path.
The Dharma Wheel
These people wrote the Buddhist texts and agreed on a canon after several councils.
The early Sangha
This is professed as part of the Three Jewels (Triratna) and means that Buddhist recognize that by practicing with others we can find and offer support.
Refuge in the Sangha
What are the Five Precepts?
1. abstain from taking life, 2. abstain from taking what is not given, 3. abstain from sexual misconduct, 4. abstain from incorrect speech, 5. abstain from intoxicants that cloud the mind.
A mystic poet revered by Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs as a Saint.
A sacred symbol often referred to as “The Circle of Enlightenment.” It is a circle that is hand-drawn in one or two brushstrokes to express a moment when the mind is free to let the body create.
Ensō
The Mahayana Buddhist text where enlightenment is made available not only to monastics, but to all because of the great compassion of the Bodhisattvas
Lotus Sutra
Sikhs undergo this ceremony as an initiation rite into the Sikh community.
The Amrit Ceremony
What are the eight steps in the Noble Eightfold Path?
1. Right Understanding, 2. Right Thought, 3. Right Speech, 4. Right Conduct, 5. Right Livelihood, 6. Right Effort, 7. Right Mindfulness, 8. Right Concentration/Mental Unification