R.S. GCSE Quotes - Buddhist Practices

What has the Dalai Lama said about the need for temples?

"Our own brain, our own heart is our temple"

Complete the quote and name the monk who said it: "The time and effort required to keep the shrine clean and replenished with flowers..."

"... is considered a skilful activity." Lama Choedak Rinpoche (Tibetan Buddhist monk)

What has Thiradhammo said about the purpose of life in a monastery?

"The bhikkhu lifestyle is for the sole purpose of realizing Nibbana." Thiradhammo, Canadian monk.

Quote a saying of the Buddha relevant to meditation.

"A controlled mind brings happiness" The Buddha, Dhammapada (Pali Canon)

What attitude does the Tibetan Book of the Dead recommend towards death and dying (Quote!)

"Do not cling, in fondness and weakness, to this life."

Quote a saying of the Buddha relevant to Wesak.

"There arose within me the eye, [...] there arose the wisdom, there arose the light." The Buddha, Deer Park Sermon.

Quote a saying of the Buddha relevant to Parinirvana Day.

"All conditioned things are impermanent. Strive on with diligence." Buddha's last words.

Quote a Buddhist scripture relevant to karma.

"Whoever destroys a living creature and speaks untruth, takes what is not given in the world, goes to another man's wife and whatever man applies himself to drinking liquor and intoxicants, that person digs up his own root here in this very world" The Buddha, Dhammapada (Pali Canon)

What has the Dalai Lama said about the importance of ethics in Buddhism? (Quote!)

“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness." Dalai Lama.

Quote to support karma being a natural law.

“Good gets good. Evil gets evil. Like attracts like. This is the law of kamma.” Narada Thera