Retrieval Task - Arhat & Bodhisattva

The term for an enlightened being who forgoes complete liberation (nirvana) in order to help all sentient beings achieve enlightenment is ...

• Arhat

• Tathagata

• Bodhisattva

• Maitreya

Bodhisattva - enlightened beings to whom ​ (a)   Buddhists may look to for guidance and inspiration.

Arhat - A ‘perfected person’, a ​ (b)   Buddhist who has achieved enlightenment, focusing on their own enlightenment, and will not be reborn at the end of their current life.  

• Mahayana
• Theravada
• Zen, Vajrayana
• Tibetan, Pure Land

What is the concept of Śūnyatā in Mahayana Buddhism, and how does it relate to the nature of existence?

• • Śūnyatā refers to the idea that everything in the universe is filled with eternal substance and is unchanging.

• • Śūnyatā is the belief that all things are inherently empty of independent existence and possess no permanent, unchanging essence.

• • Śūnyatā is the practice of meditation to achieve material wealth and prosperity.

• 1. Śūnyatā describes the concept of a fixed, unalterable soul present in all living beings.

​ (a)   Buddhism is referred to as the ‘teachings of the elders.’

• Theravada
• Mahayana
• Zen
• Tibetan

Where are these branches of Buddhism most commonly practised?

a

b

Mahayana (Pureland,Zen, Tibetan)

Theravada

Match the belief to the branch of Buddhism

• Theravada

• Enlightenment

• Both

• Buddha Nature

• Mahayana

• The 5 Aggregates

​ (a)   Buddhism is a newer branch of Buddhism that developed around the 1st century CE, focusing on the Bodhisattva path to enlightenment.

• Mahayana
• Theravada
• Zen
• Tibetan

Match the picture of the Bodhisattva Aalokiteshvara to its meaning.

• • he is ready to help anywhere always

• 
• he wants to come down and help people

• 
• symbolise the ten directions of space

• 

who said:

" Love, compassion and tolerance are necessities not luxuries.

Without them, humanity cannot survive. "

• • Albert Einstein

• • Mahatma Gandhi

• The Buddha

• the Dalai Lama

which of the following is NOT one of the Buddhist 6 Perfections:

• Morality

• Energy

• Courage

• Patience

• Generosity