F A I T H A L I V E K E Y C O N C E P T
A vi h ar a is a B u d d hist t e m pl e; a s acr e d s p ac e w h er e B u d d hists w or s hi p.
I N V E S TI G AT E K E Y C O N C E P T T HI N K A B O U T ...
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G 1. 2. 3.
D E B AT E B.
T HI N K A B O U T ... E x pl o r e
B u d d hi st s acr e d sit e s T h e f o u r k e y s a c r e d sit e s f o r B u d d hi s m a r e: 1. 2. 3.
4. K E Y C O N C E P T
A r elic c a n b e eit h er t h e p hysic al r e m ai ns of a d ec e as e d h oly p er s o n or a n o bj ect t h at o nc e b el o n g e d t o t h e m s uc h as a b ell, b o ok or pi ec e of cl ot hi n g.
T HI N K A B O U T ... L u m bi ni, N e p al, w h e r e t h e B u d d h a w a s b o r n. B o d h G a y a i n Bi h a r, I n di a, w h e r e t h e B u d d h a a c hi e v e d e nli g ht e n m e nt.
S a r n a t h i n Utt a r P r a d e s h, I n di a, w h e r e t h e B u d d h a g a v e hi s fi r st s e r m o n t o hi s f oll o w e r s.
K u s hi n g a r a i n Utt a r P r a d e s h, I n di a, w h e r e t h e B u d d h a di e d.
B u d d hi st s h o p e t o vi sit at l e a st o n e of t h e s e f o u r sit e s d u ri n g t h ei r lif eti m e. T h e y b eli e v e t h at g oi n g o n pil g ri m a g e t o s a c r e d sit e s h el p s b uil d u p p o siti v e k a r m a. T hi s will h el p t h e b eli e v e r h a v e a b ett e r
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G lif e D E B AT E
T h e r eli c i s k e pt i n a b u ri al m o u n d o r a c a s k et c all e d a s t u p a . T h e m o st f a m o u s st u p a i s t h e T e m pl e of t h e T o o t h i n K a n d y, S ri L a n k a. T hi s i s s ai d t o h ol d a t o ot h b el o n gi n g t o t h e B u d d h a. E v e r y A u g u st t h e r e i s a s p e ci al p a r a d e of el e p h a nt s at t hi s sit e. T h e l a r g e st el e p h a nt c a r ri e s a g ol d e n c a s k et c o nt ai ni n g t h e B u d d h a’ s t o ot h.
3 4 4
Ot h e r l e s s e r s a c r e d sit e s vi sit e d b y B u d d hi st s a r e t h o s e t h at c o nt ai n a t h e B u d d h a.
I N T H E Z O N E
i n hi s o r h e r n e xt r ei n c a r n ati o n. r eli c of
W h at c o n n ects t h e f o ur m ai n B u d d hist s acr e d sit es ? W h er e ar e t h e f o ur m ai n B u d d hist s acr e d sit es ? N a m e t h e s acr e d s p ac e i n w hic h B u d d hists w or s hi p.
Vi h ar a B u d d hi st s a c r e d sit e s a r e c o n n e ct e d wit h t h e ti g u r e of Si d d h a rt h a G a ut a m a, t h e B u d d h a. T h e r e a r e f o u r m aj o r B u d d hi st s a c r e d sit e s, all eit h e r i n I n di a o r N e p al. A c r o s s t h e w o rl d, t h e B u d d hi st s a c r e d s p a c e f o r w o r s hi p i s t h e vi h a r a o r t e m pl e . M o st B u d d hi st vi h a r a s a r e i n A si a, b ut a n i n c r e a si n g n u m b e r of t e m pl e s a r e b ei n g b uilt i n
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G t h e W e st B u d d hi st t e m pl e, n e a r C a stl et o w n b e r e i n C o u nt y C o r k. D E B AT E t o o. Pl a n s a r e n o w a d v a n c e d f o r
t h e b uil di n g I N T H E Z O N E
T HI N K P AI R S H A R E of I r el a n d’ s ti r st
Q U E S TI O N S I N T H E Z O N E
F e sti v al i n K a n d y, S ri L a n k a
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