REL2011/Evans Course Module:
Role of the Buddha in Sri Lankan Worship



Student Assignment



  1. What are the three types of Buddhist relics? Give an example of each one.








  2. How do Sri Lankan Buddhists worship or pay homage to the relics?








  3. Based on the course module, would you say that Sri Lankan Buddhists believe a) that the Buddha is extinct and exists today as nothing more than a symbol OR b) that an aspect of the Buddha exists today as a higher force that can interact with the human world?










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