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UNSEEN PASSAGE

On Buddha Purnima , Buddhists refrain from eating meat and eat kheer which they share with
poor. They set up stalls in public places which provide clean drinking water Their special form
of charity include kindness to animals : they buy caged birds and set them free and pay but to
let go animals meant for slaughter. Just as in some homes paper lanterns are hung on Diwali,
on Buddha Purnima Buddhists make Vaisakh Vakats out of bamboo, festoon them with stars
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.. Different Buddhist countries have different ways
of celebrating this great day. In Sri Lanka the celebrations are very similar to Diwali. All homes
are brightly illuminated and even the poorest light at least one oil-lamp 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. 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 watering and tending Bodhi trees. Celebrations of Buddha
Prunima 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) What are the special forms of charity? (Mention any two)
(b) How is Buddha Purnima celebrated in Sri Lanka?
c) What are the Jataka tales based on?
(d) What do Japanese Buddhists do on Buddha Purnima?
(e) Find the word from the passage which means the same as "feeling or showing great joy."​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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