Buddhist Practices Key terms

What is a Stupa?

• an area with a statue of a Buddha or Bodhisattva as a focal point for meditation and devotion

• a small building in a monastery that sometimes contain holy relics

• a hall or building where Tibetan Buddhists meditate

• a place where Buddhists come together to practise

What is a Gompa?

• an area with a statue of a Buddha or Bodhisattva as a focal point for meditation and devotion

• a small building in a monastery that sometimes contain holy relics

• a hall or building where Tibetan Buddhists meditate

• a place where Buddhists come together to practise

What is a Shrine?

• an area with a statue of a Buddha or Bodhisattva as a focal point for meditation and devotion

• a small building in a monastery that sometimes contain holy relics

• a hall or building where Tibetan Buddhists meditate

• a place where Buddhists come together to practise

What is a Temple?

• an area with a statue of a Buddha or Bodhisattva as a focal point for meditation and devotion

• a small building in a monastery that sometimes contain holy relics

• a hall or building where Tibetan Buddhists meditate

• a place where Buddhists come together to practise

What is a Vihara?

• a place where Buddhists monks and nuns live

• an act of worship

• in Buddhism, reciting from the Buddhist scriptures

• a short sequence of sacred syllables

What is a Puja?

• a place where Buddhists monks and nuns live

• an act of worship

• in Buddhism, reciting from the Buddhist scriptures

• a short sequence of sacred syllables

What is Chanting?

• a place where Buddhists monks and nuns live

• an act of worship

• in Buddhism, reciting from the Buddhist scriptures

• a short sequence of sacred syllables

What is a Mantra?

• a place where Buddhists monks and nuns live

• an act of worship

• in Buddhism, reciting from the Buddhist scriptures

• a short sequence of sacred syllables

What are mala?

• prayer beads

• a practice of calming and focusing the mind, and reflecting deeply on specific teachings to penetrate their true meaning.

• a day or period of celebration for religious reasons

• a period of time spent away from everyday life in order to focus on mediation practice

What is meditation?

• prayer beads

• a practice of calming and focusing the mind, and reflecting deeply on specific teachings to penetrate their true meaning.

• a day or period of celebration for religious reasons

• a period of time spent away from everyday life in order to focus on mediation practice