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Learn about Buddhism's founder Siddhartha Gautama, key concepts like nirvana and karma, sacred texts, and festivals. Practice vocabulary and factual knowledge.
Instructions for Buddhism
Buddhism is a world religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama approximately 2,500 years ago in India. When he achieved enlightenment under a fig tree, he became known as Buddha, the enlightened one. In this game, you'll encounter central concepts such as nirvana, karma, and samsara, and learn about Buddhism's sacred scriptures Tripitaka and important festivals like Vesak. You'll practice facts about Buddha's life, the two main branches Mahayana and Theravada, and understand Buddhism's view on reincarnation and the pursuit of spiritual freedom.
The game can be used as an introduction to Buddhism or to reinforce existing knowledge.
1. General Questions About Buddhism (Multiple choice)
Multiple choice - The level consists of 10 questions and all of them are practiced in every game round. For each question, the player is given three possible answers, only one of which is correct. It is up to the player to choose the correct option. The student has 3 hearts (extra lives) that keep the game round going. Questions have text-to-speech in English. Answers have text-to-speech in English. There is no time limit. When the student has selected all the correct answers, the game round is completed. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button labeled Cancel - then the correct answers will be displayed - and try to complete the level again.2. Deepening Buddhist Knowledge (Multiple choice)
Multiple choice - The level consists of 5 questions and all of them are practiced in every game round. For each question, the player is given three possible answers, only one of which is correct. It is up to the player to choose the correct option. The student has 3 hearts (extra lives) that keep the game round going. Questions have text-to-speech in English. Answers have text-to-speech in English. There is no time limit. When the student has selected all the correct answers, the game round is completed. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button labeled Cancel - then the correct answers will be displayed - and try to complete the level again.3. Important Buddhist Terms (Guess the Word)
Guess word - The level consists of 12 words, but a maximum of 1 word are practiced per game round. The student has to find the word or sentence by guessing letters from the alphabet. If the suggested letter is in the word, it is filled in at the correct positions in the letter slots. If the letter is not in the word, a balloon pops. If the player can guess the correct letters and find the word before all 2 balloons run out, the round is won. For each word there is a clue to help the player guess the word. There is no time limit. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button labeled Cancel - then the correct word will be displayed - and try to complete the level again.4. The History of Buddhism (Cloze test)
Cloze test - The level consists of 20 cloze texts, but a maximum of 10 cloze texts are practiced per game round. The order of the cloze texts is randomized each game round. In the game, the student is presented with 10 questions texts where certain parts (words or numbers) are hidden. These words or numbers have been replaced by fields where the student must either fill in the correct word, or select the correct word from a list. Sometimes, there's a question mark ? after the blank - if the player clicks on it a hint will be shown. The student has 3 attempts to write the correct word in the game's blanks. A cloze text usually requires the reader to understand the context of the text in order to fill in the blank with the correct word. It may therefore be necessary to read the text several times. The colze texts have text-to-speech in English. There is no time limit. When the student has filled in all the blanks correctly, the game round is complete. If any blank is too difficult, the student can click the Cancel button - this shows all the correct answers to the gaps - and the player can try to complete the cloze text again.5. Key Buddhist Vocabulary (Memory, match with definitions)
Memory - The level consists of 10 pairs (each consisting of words paired with other words) and all of them are practiced in every game round. The student's task is to find two cards that match. If two matching cards are found, they are removed from the board. The game is finished when all 10 pairs of cards have been found and no cards are left on the board. There is no limit to the number of allowed misses, so the only thing that counts is finding all card pairs. There is no time limit. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button labeled Cancel - then it will show which pairs of cards match - and try to complete the level again.Calculation of knowledge points and medals
- Bronze medal: after completing 2 rounds.
- Silver medal: after completing 5 rounds.
- Gold medal: after completing 10 rounds.