Year 5
What is life like inside a Buddhist monastery?
In this lesson, we will be learning about buddhist monks and nuns. We will learn about the different schools of Buddhism and the journey that Buddhist lay people take to become a 'full monk'. We will learn about daily life in a monastic community and we will compare life in a monastery to our own daily life.
Year 5
What is life like inside a Buddhist monastery?
In this lesson, we will be learning about buddhist monks and nuns. We will learn about the different schools of Buddhism and the journey that Buddhist lay people take to become a 'full monk'. We will learn about daily life in a monastic community and we will compare life in a monastery to our own daily life.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The monastic order within some Buddhist traditions.
- The concept of asceticism.
- Examples of daily routine within a buddhist monastery.
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6 Questions
Q1.
What are the two definitions of the Buddha?
Nirvana
Siddhartha Gautama
Q2.
Enlightenment means...
transforming the mind so that all sickness disappears.
transforming the mind so that Buddhists can become the Buddha.
Q3.
What do Buddhists sometimes focus on when they meditate?
A book
A photograph
Q4.
The Pali term 'prajna' means what?
Ethics
Meditation
Q5.
The Pali term 'shila' means what?
Meditation
Wisdom
Q6.
The Pali term 'samadhi' means what?
Ethics
Wisdom
5 Questions
Q1.
Where did Buddhism first originate?
China/Tibet
India/Russia
Nepal/China
Q2.
Which of the following did Siddhartha Gautama see on his walk? (Be careful - you must select four answers to get all four marks!)
A family
A holy woman
A sick woman
A weak woman
Q3.
Which of the following make up the three baskets of wisdom from the Tipitaka? (Select three to get all three marks!)
The Meditation Basket
The Wisdom Basket
Q4.
What do Buddhists sometimes focus on when they meditate? (Tick two to get both points.)
A book
A photograph
Q5.
Wesak falls on a different day every year because…
Buddhists can’t agree about when the Buddha was born.
It falls on the day of his birth, then the day of his enlightenment and finally the day of his death.