Celebrations of Stages in the Life Cycle (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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What do naming ceremonies mark in Buddhism?
What do naming ceremonies mark in Buddhism?
Beginning of person's spiritual journey
Shin Byu ceremony
Shin Byu ceremony
Coming-of-age ritual in Theravada Buddhism
What young boys do in Shin Byu
What young boys do in Shin Byu
Temporarily become novice monks
Buddhist view of marriage
Buddhist view of marriage
Personal choice & worldly matter, not religious requirement
Buddha's teaching on marriage for lay followers
Buddha's teaching on marriage for lay followers
Neither encouraged nor discouraged it
Fixed Buddhist rules for wedding ceremonies
Fixed Buddhist rules for wedding ceremonies
None - no fixed ceremonial rules
Vows taken by Buddhist monks and nuns
Vows taken by Buddhist monks and nuns
Celibacy
How Buddhism views death
How Buddhism views death
Transition from one life to next, not an ending
Two crucial factors at moment of death
Two crucial factors at moment of death
How you lived & your state of mind when dying
Common practice when person is dying
Common practice when person is dying
Whispering Buddha's name into their ear
Why bodies not moved immediately after death
Why bodies not moved immediately after death
Allow time for inner spiritual processes
When rebirth occurs in Theravada Buddhism
When rebirth occurs in Theravada Buddhism
Immediately after death
When rebirth occurs in Mahayana Buddhism
When rebirth occurs in Mahayana Buddhism
Several weeks after death
How long Tibetan Book of the Dead is read
How long Tibetan Book of the Dead is read
Over seven weeks
Primary motivation for Buddhist funeral practices
Primary motivation for Buddhist funeral practices
Developing merit to improve deceased's rebirth