Buddhist Key Practices: Worship & Festivals (AQA GCSE Religious Studies A): Flashcards
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What determines a person's next rebirth in Buddhism?
What determines a person's next rebirth in Buddhism?
Karma accumulated during life
Buddhist teaching: transient nature of life
Buddhist teaching: transient nature of life
Impermanence (anicca)
Skilful actions (Buddhism)
Skilful actions (Buddhism)
Good, ethical actions leading to happiness
Unskilful actions (Buddhism)
Unskilful actions (Buddhism)
Bad, unethical actions leading to suffering
Theravada Buddhism: main regions
Theravada Buddhism: main regions
Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar
Theravada: timing of rebirth
Theravada: timing of rebirth
Immediate rebirth after death
Theravada: when monks visit after death
Theravada: when monks visit after death
1 week, 3 months, 1 year
Mahayana Buddhism: main regions
Mahayana Buddhism: main regions
China, Japan, S. Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia, Bhutan
Mahayana: duration of rebirth stages
Mahayana: duration of rebirth stages
Up to 49 days (7 weeks)
Mahayana: what's whispered to dying person
Mahayana: what's whispered to dying person
Buddha's name
Sky burial symbolism (Tibet)
Sky burial symbolism (Tibet)
Impermanence and generosity
Samsara definition
Samsara definition
Cycle of birth, life, death, rebirth
Purpose: Tibetan Book of the Dead
Purpose: Tibetan Book of the Dead
Guide soul through transition between lives
Why cremation in Buddhism
Why cremation in Buddhism
Reflects example of Gautama Buddha
What relatives offer for deceased's karma
What relatives offer for deceased's karma
Charity to monks or monasteries