Match the symbols and concepts related to Buddhism in this educational worksheet.

Let’s go step by step to match each image with the correct Buddhist term.

We’ll look at each picture and think about what it represents in Buddhism.

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Left Column Images:

1. Golden wheel with 8 spokes → This is called the “Dharmachakra” or “Wheel of Dharma.” It symbolizes the path to enlightenment, often linked to “The wheel of life” (though sometimes confused — but here, since “wheel of life” is an option, and this is a common representation, we’ll pair them).
→ *Wait — actually, let’s check all options first.*

2. Pink lotus flower → In Buddhism, the lotus symbolizes purity and awakening. It’s directly matched with “Lotus”.

3. Smiling monk sitting cross-legged → This shows someone meditating. So this matches “Meditation”.

4. Circular diagram with arrows and text: “Good or bad, what you put out comes back to you!” → That’s describing cause and effect — which is “Karma”.

5. Silhouette of person meditating with glowing energy → This looks like someone reaching peace or enlightenment — that’s “Nirvana”.

6. Three colored gems (red, blue, yellow) → These are known as the “Three Jewels” of Buddhism: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha.

7. Temple building → In Thai and Southeast Asian Buddhism, temples are called “Wat”.

8. Image of soul leaving body and entering baby → This clearly shows rebirth — so “Reincarnation”.

9. Picture of seated Buddha with halo → That’s Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha.

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Now let’s list the terms from the middle column and match them:

- Meditation → Monk sitting quietly (image #3)
- Lotus → Pink flower (image #2)
- Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) → Seated Buddha figure (image #9)
- Nirvana → Glowing meditator (image #5)
- Reincarnation → Soul moving to new body (image #8)
- The wheel of life → Golden wheel (image #1) — note: technically “wheel of life” usually refers to Bhavacakra (cycle of rebirth), but in many school materials, the Dharmachakra (wheel of dharma) is used interchangeably for simplicity. Since no other image fits better, we’ll go with this.
- Three jewels → Three gems (image #6)
- Karma → Circular diagram with “what you put out comes back” (image #4)
- Wat → Temple (image #7)

Wait — we have 9 images on left? Let me count again.

Actually, looking carefully:

Left side has:
1. Wheel
2. Lotus
3. Meditating monk
4. Karma diagram
5. Nirvana silhouette
→ That’s 5

Right side has:
6. Three jewels (gems)
7. Buddha portrait
8. Wat (temple)
9. Reincarnation (soul transfer)

And middle column has 9 terms.

So total 9 pairs.

Let’s make final matches:

✔ Wheel (left top) → The wheel of life
✔ Lotus (left second) → Lotus
✔ Monk meditating (left third) → Meditation
✔ Karma diagram (left fourth) → Karma
✔ Glowing meditator (left fifth) → Nirvana
✔ Three gems (right top) → Three jewels
✔ Buddha portrait (right second) → Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
✔ Temple (right third) → Wat
✔ Soul to baby (right bottom) → Reincarnation

All matched!

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Final Answer:
- Wheel → The wheel of life
- Lotus → Lotus
- Meditating monk → Meditation
- Karma diagram → Karma
- Glowing meditator → Nirvana
- Three gems → Three jewels
- Buddha portrait → Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
- Temple → Wat
- Soul to baby → Reincarnation