Year 11 Buddhism PUJA Worksheet

Use the following table as a summary of key points you have learnt from the class presentations.

PurposeRitual honoring the Buddha, a god or goddess as a divine guest, usually in the temple, but it can also be a domestic ritual. Showing reverence and respect not PRAYER

Reaffirms the persons commitment to the Buddhist path and is usually done before an image of the Buddha

PlaceIt can occur in any place of choice, as long as it is a quiet and reverent place; most commonly in the home. In private or in public. Home, monastery, shrine, temple

Symbols and actions Meaning

Flowers Symbolic of the Buddhists attainment of enlightenment

Oil lampsSymbolize the removal of ignorance

FlameRepresents the buddhas capacity as the disperser of light

How/why is Puja of importance in lives of believers?

What is one thing that you have realized/ discovered from looking at Puja?