WorksheetsAshura
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which face is NOT on Ashura?
Which expression is NOT on Ashura's face?
anger
regret
jealousy
repentance
Which statement is NOT true?
Ashura is inside the Five-storied Pagoda at Kofukuji Temple.
Ashura used to be a cruel warrior.
Ashura beat Taishakuten and became one of the protectors instead of him.
People have only recently begun to pray to Ashura.
[FILL IN THE BLANK] Nara became the capital in ( ), when Kofukuji Temple was built.
(a)
How is it possible that the statue of Ashura has survived to the present day?
It has survived because it can run away from fire, war, and natural disasters.
One of the reasons for its survival is that it is light and fly away to the sky when there was an emergency.
It is because it was light enough to carry when there was an emergency.
Because Hachibushu protectors have saved Ashura's life.
Check the correct explanation(s) as the way of making light statues like Ashura. Check ALL.
Making a wooden frame with clay around it.
Wrapping it in cloth soaked in lacquer.
Letting it dry and leaving it for a week.
Removing both the clay and the wood.
Putting clay inside to support the statue.
What does Ashura's red skin color suggest?
It suggests that Ashura had some connection with the sun god of ancient Persia.
It may remind you of ancient India.
It suggests that the first Buddhist statues were made in Gandhara in the first century.
It shows some influence from ancient Greece.
What led the Chinese to look at art in a new way?
The contact with Central Asia.
The influence of ancient Greek art.
Japanese art.
Western influence.
How different is Ashura from the other Hachibushu? Check ALL from among the following four choices.
He has three faces and six arms.
He is wearing an armor instead of sash.
He looks lifelike with human expressions on his faces.
He has survived for over 1,300 years.
What is 迦楼羅? Page 91 on your textbook will help you.
Which statement(s) about Ashura's face is(are) true? Check ALL from among the four choices.
His left face shows Ashura as a young angry man.
His central face expresses repentance.
His right face shows pain and regret.
His faces show Ashura's strength as a protector.
Who is Harashima Hiroshi?
Why do people worship in front of Ashura?
To study facial expressions.
To enjoy the GO TO Travel campaign.
To repent and to pray for purification.
To live in an age of uncertainty.
Why have many people been fascinated to Ashura for about 1,300 years?
Because it gives people a sense of healing needed for a sound sleep all night.
Because it gives people a purification to be a gentle teacher.
Because it gives people a change to escape from natural disasters.
Because it gives people a sense of healing to live in an age of uncertainty.
[word definition quiz] a situation which you are not sure about because you do not know what will happen
purification
uncertainty
repentance
exhibition
