Buddhist Festivals (Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B): Flashcards
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Wesak celebration timing
Wesak celebration timing
Full moon in May
Three events Wesak commemorates
Three events Wesak commemorates
Birth, enlightenment, passing into paranirvana
Singapore Wesak practice
Singapore Wesak practice
Release caged birds/animals as symbol of liberation
Light symbolism during Wesak
Light symbolism during Wesak
Overcoming darkness, enlightenment, hope
Paranirvana Day timing & tradition
Paranirvana Day timing & tradition
February, Mahayana festival
Paranirvana Day main theme
Paranirvana Day main theme
Impermanence
Text read on Paranirvana Day
Text read on Paranirvana Day
Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Paranirvana Day pilgrimage site
Paranirvana Day pilgrimage site
Kushinagar, India (Buddha's death site)
Definition of Kamma
Definition of Kamma
Ethical impulses behind actions lead to suffering/happiness
Skilful actions in Buddhism
Skilful actions in Buddhism
Good, ethical actions
Skilful actions result in
Skilful actions result in
Happiness
Six realms of rebirth
Six realms of rebirth
Gods, angry gods, animals, tormented, hungry ghosts, humans
Best realm for enlightenment
Best realm for enlightenment
Human realm
How Kamma empowers Buddhists
How Kamma empowers Buddhists
Control over future through present actions
Right action's role in Buddhism
Right action's role in Buddhism
Key element of eightfold path