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Buddhism: Practices
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40 AQA GCSE Religious Studies questions on Buddhism: Practices, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is a vihara?

  1. A hand gesture made by a Buddha statue
  2. A mound-shaped structure containing relics
  3. A Buddhist monastery or temple where monks live and lay people may worship
  4. A chant repeated during meditation
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✓ Answer: CA Buddhist monastery or temple where monks live and lay people may worship
Award 1 mark. A vihara usually contains a shrine room with a Buddha rupa, and it is a centre for teaching as well as worship. A mound-shaped structure containing relics is a stupa. A hand gesture made by a Buddha statue is a mudra. A chant repeated during meditation is a mantra.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is puja in Buddhist practice?

  1. A period of monastic retreat during the rainy season
  2. The ceremony at which robes are offered to monks
  3. A vow taken by a bodhisattva to help all beings
  4. An act of devotion involving offerings such as light, incense and flowers
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✓ Answer: DAn act of devotion involving offerings such as light, incense and flowers
Award 1 mark. Puja may take place at a shrine at home or in a vihara and often includes bowing, chanting and reciting the Three Refuges. The monastic retreat during the rainy season is vassa. The ceremony at which robes are offered is Kathina. A vow to help all beings is the bodhisattva vow.
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