Some Buddhism Info
- a student voice contribution by Pan, Elsie and Emma

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Some Buddhist Food

This is just to show you some of the things Buddhism monks eat, but you have already seen the food that they eat in the last power point!

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These are some Buddhist monks that visited Pan’s restaurant, the first interview was the one Pan did with them.

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This is a picture of a fan that Buddhist monks use.

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This is a picture of a glass Buddhist statue as you can see there are flowers around it as a sign of respect or an offering.

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Buddhist Symbols

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This is the main symbol of Buddhism, it is the eight spoke wheel, which represents the eightfold path of Buddhism.

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The picture above is of a lotus flower which is another symbol of Buddhism.

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This picture shows the auspicious symbols which are believed to represent the gifts given by celestial beings to Sakyamuni Buddha on his attainment of Enlightenment and Buddhahood.



The Buddhist Flag

A much more recent symbol is the Buddhist flag. It was in designed in 1880 by Colonel Henry Steele Olcott an American journalist. It was first hoisted in 1885 in Sri Lanka and is a symbol of faith and peace, and is now used throughout the world to represent the Buddhism.

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The five colours of the flag represent the colours of the aura that emanated from the body of the Buddha when he attained Enlightenment.

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