Starter quiz
- What is a ‘Buddha’?
- an enlightened person ✓
- a God
- a prophet
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- When Siddhartha Gautama left home, what did he see which made him want to find the answer to suffering?
- the Three Universal Truths
- the Four Noble Truths
- the Four Sights ✓
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- What word is used in Buddhism to mean that things constantly change and do not last forever?
- suffering
- impermanence ✓
- enlightenment
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- According to Buddhism, what is the cause of suffering?
- 'Craving' ✓
- What word is used in Buddhism to describe the state of complete understanding that leads to the end of suffering?
- craving
- enlightenment ✓
- impermanence
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Exit quiz
- What is meditation?
- a practice of focusing and clearing the mind to achieve a calm and focused state ✓
- thinking of nothing
- sitting up straight with your legs crossed
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- Match the key terms to the correct definitions.
- Buddha statue⇔a representation of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism ✓
- mantra⇔a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation ✓
- mala beads⇔beads used to aid meditation ✓
- mandala⇔a Buddhist image used to symbolise the world ✓
- What do many Buddhists focus on when they meditate?
- their breathing ✓
- God
- nothing
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- What is the name of a mantra that Buddhists use during meditation?
- 'The Three Refuges' ✓
- In what way is meditation different to prayer?
- it is not different to prayer
- meditation involves silence and prayer involves speech
- prayer is directed towards God or gods while meditation is not ✓
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Key learning points
- Many Buddhists all over the world practise meditation in a variety of ways.
- This aims to cultivate concentration, mindfulness and peace.
- A statue of the Buddha may help a Buddhist to focus their thoughts.
- Some Buddhists may also use mala beads, mandala patterns and mantras as aids to meditation.
Common misconception
Meditation is the same as prayer.
Meditation and prayer may both be used to focus the mind, but prayer is usually directed towards God or a god, whereas meditation is not necessarily religious.
Keywords
Buddha statue - a representation of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism
Mala beads - Buddhist prayer beads used to aid meditation
Mandala - Buddhist image used to symbolise the world
Mantra - a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation
Meditation - a practice of focusing and clearing the mind
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