Buddhist Festivals

Buddhist Festivals

Learning Schedule

Learning Objective

Active Listening

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Active Listening

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LO: I can understand how and why significant moments
in the life of the Buddha are celebrated.

Multiple Choice

Buddhists believe in one all- powerful creator god.

• True

• False

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The most significant figure in Buddhism is a man called ​

Select answer

Multiple Choice

When Buddhists worship they ______

to the Buddha.

• ask for forgiveness

• ask for help

• pay respect

Multiple Choice

Buddhists meditate to _____

• clear their minds

• better understand

  the teachings of the Buddha

• to become ‘enlightened’

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Buddhists believe in reincarnation.

• True

• False

Buddhist Festivals:

Vesak

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Vesak is the most ​

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festival in the

Buddhist ​

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. Millions of Buddhists around the

world ​

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during Vesak every year.

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important

calendar

celebrate

Multiple Choice

Vesak is sometimes called ...

• Easter

• ‘Buddha’s

  Birthday’

• Festival of lights

• Festival of colours

Multiple Choice

Vesak day is celebrated on different days in

different countries.

• True

• False

The Ploughing Festival

Multiple Choice

The Ploughing

festival celebrates the start of the ____ growing

season.

• Rice

• Tomato

• Flower

• Wheat

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During the festival people follow behind the

​

Select answer

pulling a plough.

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During the festival, women and girls carry

offerings of ​

Select answer

and flowers

Read the story of the Buddha and the Ploughing Festival
then answer the questions.

Why did the king decide to hold the Ploughing Festival?

As he was watching the festival, what did Siddhartha notice?

Why did Siddhartha feel sad?

While meditating, Siddhartha realised that all living things suffer. What did that mean for
him?

What did Siddhartha realise he must do?

Questions:

Why did the king decide to hold the Ploughing Festival?

The king, held a festival to celebrate the start of the growing season.

As he was watching the festival, what did Siddhartha notice?

Siddhartha noticed that the oxen pulling the ploughs were working very hard and suffering, while the people watching relaxed and enjoyed themselves.

Why did Siddhartha feel sad?

He was sad that, although he was happy and lived a life of luxury, those animals were suffering.

While meditating, Siddhartha realised that all living things suffer. What did that mean for
him?

This meant that even he, with his life of luxury, would eventually suffer too.

What did Siddhartha realise he must do?

He realised that he must spend his life searching for a way to overcome this suffering.

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