2. Read the passage carefully
1. On Buddha Purnima Buddhists refrain from anting meat and eat kheer which they
share with the poor. They set up stalls in public places which provide clean drinking
water. Their special forms of charity include kindness to animals they buy caged
birds and set them free and pay butchers to let go animalsmeant for slaughter
2. Just as in some homes paper lanterns are hung on Diwali, on Buddha Purnima
Buddhists make Vaisakh Vakats out of bamboo, festoon them with starts and decorate
their houses with them. Some people also drape the walls of their homes with paper or
cloth depicting incidents from the Jataka tales which are based on incarnations of the
Buddha prior to his birth as Prince Gautama.
3. Different Buddhist countries have different ways of celebrating this great day. In Sn
Lanka, the celebrations are very similar to Diwali. All homes are brightly illuminated
and even the poorest light at least one oil-lamp
4. In Japan, Buddhists have fixed the eighth of April as the Buddha's birthday. On this
day, they make replicas of shrines with spring flowers and place a small idol of the
Buddha on them. They bathe and consecrate these idols with great reverence
5. In Burma, the Buddhists set a day apart every month in honour of the Buddha Since
the Buddha attained enlightenment sitting under a Bodhi tree, special care is taken in
watening and tending Bodhi trees. 6. Celebrations of Buddha Purnima have been
extensively written about in poems and novels and depicted in paintings because
Buddha Purnima is not only a day of rejoicing, it is also a day for reflection on the life
and teachings of one of the greatest teachers the world has ever known
A. On the basis of your reading of the above extract, answer the following questions in
30 40 wonds each
(Marks 2.5x+-10)
1. What do Buddhists do on Buddha Pumima?
2 How do they decorate their houses on this occasion?
3. How is Buddha Pumima celebrated in Sri Lanka?
4. What do Japanese Buddhists do on Buddha Purnima?
B. On the basis of your reading of the above extract, answer the following questions
(Mark 25-10)
1. The synonym of abstain as given in paragraph nol is
(a) refrain (b) include (c) caged
(d) share
2. The synonym of earlier as given in paragraph no 2 is
3. The antonym of exclude as given in paragraph notis
(a) meant (b) provide (c) included) setup
4 The antonym of general as given in paragraph no sis
5. Give a suitable heading to the passage given above
Answers
1. On buddha purina Buddhists refrain from wanting meat and eat kheer which they share with the poor.They set up stalls in public places which provide clean drinking water. Their special forms of charity include kindness to animals they buy caged birds and set them free and pay butchers to let go animals meant for slaughter.
2.Just as in some homes paper lanterns are hung on diwali, on buddha purina Buddhists make Vaisakh Vakats out of bamboo, festoon them with starts and decorate their houses with them. Some people also drape the walls of their homes with paper or cloth depicting incidents from the Jataka tales which are based on incarnations of the Buddha prior to his birth as Prince Gautama.
3. In sri Lanka, the celebrations are very similar to Diwali. All homes are brightly illuminated.
4.In Japan, Buddhists have fixed the eigheh of April as the Buddha's birthday. On this day , they make replicas of shrines with spring flowers and place a small idol of Buddha on them. They bathe and consecrate these idols with great reverence.
B 1. refrain
2.prior
3.option c include
4. public
5. THE BUDDHA PURNIMA