Buddhism death & mourning

According to Buddhist tradition, what leaves their body and is reborn in a new one?

• Soul

• Karmic consequences

• Karmic energy

• Uniqueness

Which of these statements is true?

• Impermanence is not a natural part of life.

• Death is a transition from one form to another.

• People return in the same form.

• Death is the end.

Which of these statements is NOT true?

• Funerals are a valuable reminder of the teaching of impermanence.

• Funeral customs differ between various different traditions.

• Funeral traditions differ from one country to the next.

• The funerals are never elaborate.

Theravadan Buddhists believe it is possible transfer the the karma created by your own good actions and deeds to someone else.

• True

• False

'At the hour of death, the king and the ______ are exactly equal in that no amount of relatives or possessions can affect or prevent death.'

• poor man

• criminal

• beggar

• homeless man

In Theravada funerals, which is more common?

• Burial

• cremation

What is usually placed in front of shrine in Theravadan funerals?

• The deceased's portrait

• Offerings to the Buddha - candles, incense or flowers

• The casket

• An image of the Buddha

In Theravadan funerals, who performs the last rites before the casket containing the dead person is sealed?

• Family members

• Friends of the deceased

• Monks

• Local elders

In a sky burial, the body is left in a high place as a gift to what animal?

• Vultures

• Eagles

• Buzzard

• Hawk

What are the cremated remains of revered teachers placed in?

• chorten

• chortan

• chortin

• chorton