Quiz 1.Q: What is Vesak?
2.When is Vesak held?
3.How do Buddhists celebrate Vesak?
4.What are the countries which celebrate Vesak?
5.What should be the main thought on Vesak Day?
6.Q: Where was Prince Siddhartha born?
7.Q: Where did the Prince attain Buddhahood?
8.Q: When did the Prince renounce worldly life and attain Buddhahood?
9.Q: At what age did Buddha's Parinibbana (Passing-away) occur and
where?
10.Q: What was the Buddha's last words?
Answers:
1.A: Celebrating Prince Siddhartha's birth, Enlightenment and
Parinibbana (Passing-away)
2.A: Full Moon day in the month of Vesak every year.
3.A: Observing sil, meditating, erecting pandals and engaging in
meritorious acts.
4.A: Mainly Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos, China, Cambodia, Korea,
Japan, Vietnam and Tibet.
5.A: Nothing is permanent; Everything is born to perish.
6.A: At Lumbini Sal Grove
7.A: Buddha Gaya
8.A: At the age of 29 and 35 respectively
9.A: At the age of 80, at Kusinara
10.A: All things are subject to decay. |