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WorksheetsBuddhism death & mourning
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
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
What is this?
A candle
A stupa
A yak-butter lamp
A funeral pyre
How often are prayers and offerings made after a death?
Every 5 days for 50 days
Every 6 days for 48 days
Every 7 days for 49 days
Every 4 days for 48 days
Which Buddhist tradition lays the coffin with the head pointing west?
Pure Land
Zen
Nichiren
Tantric
What does 'Namo Amida Bu’ mean?
Save me Amitabha Buddha
Deliver me Amitabha Buddha
Raise me up Amitabha Buddha
Hear my prayers Amitabha Buddha
Which Buddhist tradition includes readings from the Lotus Sutra?
Pure Land
Zen
Nichiren
Tantric
In Japanese tradition, what is used to pick out the bones from the ashes?
A spoon
A spade
A sieve
Chopsticks
In Japanese traditions, once the ashes have had time to cool the family, two at a time, remove the bone fragments with large chopsticks. They start at the feet moving upwards and placing the remains in a cremation urn. Why do they do this?
To be sure not to miss any
They don't want the person to be upside down
The larger bones would squash the smaller bones if they were on top
The shape of the urn means this is the only practical way to store them.
