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What does Buddha mean?
A. Asleep B. Enlightened One/Awake C. Brilliant D. Avatar |
B. Enlightened One/Awake
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When he was born Buddha was given the name
A. Guru Nyak B. Bhagavad Gita C. Siddhartha Gautama D. Lao Tzu |
C. Siddhartha Gautama
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Buddhism began in India in the
A. Fifth century B.C. B. Seventh century B.C. C. Fourth Century B.C. D. Sixth Century B.C. |
D. Sixth Century B.C.
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The symbol of the three jewels represent
A. Buddha, Dharma & Sangha B. Nirvana, Dukkha, Marga C. Samudaya, Karma, Nirodha D. Satayagraha, Puja, Tanha |
A. Buddha, Dharma & Sangha. The three jewels are also known as the Three Treasures, the Three Refuges, or the Triple Gem.
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In Hinduism or Buddhism, the ritual daily devotion involving offering of food and drink and prayers to a deity is called
A. Nirvana B. Karma C. Puja/Pooja D. Samudaya |
C. Puja/Pooja
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What Buddhist seek to extinguish , and in English is referred to as craving or thirst, is called
A. Maya B. Tanha C. Karma D. Nirvana |
B. Tanha. When tanha is extinguished one is released from the cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth (samsara).
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A Buddhist monastic order is known as
A. Bodhisattva B. Bodhi C. Bo D. Sangha |
D. Sangha
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Of the three major devisions of Buddhism, which is the more conservative?
A. Theravada B. Mahayana C. Vajrayana |
A. Theravada. It is actually a sect of the Hinayana wing of Buddhism and means "the tradition of the elders."
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When Buddha separated himself from Hinduism he basically denied the importance of the gods, worship and sacrifices.
True or False |
True. However, certain sects of Buddhism now worship and sacrifice to different Buddhas.
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Who was the great king of India who was to Buddhism what Constantine was to Christianity?
A. Mahinda B. Asoka/Ashoka C. Ceyon D. Pali |
B. Asoka/Ashoka. He was converted in 297 B.C. and became convinced that Buddhism was for the world.
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Of the three major devisions of Buddhism, which is the more liberal?
A. Theravada B. Mahayana C. Vajrayana |
B. Mahayana
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The name of the tree under which Buddha became enlightened is known as the
A. Maya tree B. Sangha tree C. Bodhi/Bo tree D. Theravada tree |
C. Bodhi/Bo tree. It is thought that a stick from this tree was taken, planted in Sri Lanka and is now the oldest tree on earth.
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The former lives of Buddha are contained in the
A. Jataka B. Pali Canon C. Mayahana Sutras D. Tibetan Canon |
A. Jataka. Also known as the Jataka Tales or the Jatakas. They are among the most common themes in Buddhist art and are the subject of sermons and popular religious texts in all Theravada societies.
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Buddha left his wife and child when he was about
A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D. 50 |
B. 30
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When Buddha was born his father was told that Buddha would grow up to be a king unless he saw four things. What is NOT one of the four?
A. An aged person B. A dead body C. A poor child D. A diseased person E. An ascetic monk |
C. A poor child
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After Buddha ran away from his family the first thing he did was to study Hindu philosophy from a guru.
True or False |
True
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The image seen of Buddha as fat and jolly is a true depiction of him.
True or False |
False
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The second stage of Buddha's journey before enlightenment was to become an ascetic.
True or False |
True
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Buddha was thought to have been an extreme ascetic - looking for ways to deprive himself and cause himself pain (the more extreme the better).
True or False |
True. It is thought he practiced fasting to the point that he was surviving on one grain of rice a day.
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Buddhism is only open to men.
True or False |
False
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Buddha taught that each of us has an atman.
True or False |
False. Buddha believed that people live in a state of anatman (non-soulness).
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The physical body, feelings, understanding, will, and conscious make up the ________ according to Buddha.
A. Soul B. Sangha C. Tanha D. Nirvana |
A. Soul. Although Buddha believed we live in a state of anatman (non-soulness), he thought of the soul as being physical (dies with the body once you reach Nirvana - it is also the part bound up in samsara).
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Having experienced the extremes of asceticism and indulgence, Buddha came up with what is known as the
A. Sangha B. Middle Way C. Bodhi D. Bo |
B. Middle Way
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What was the name of the legendary Evil One who tempted Buddha as he meditated under the Bodhi tree right before Buddha was enlightened?
A. Shiva B. Ganesha C. Mara D. Kali |
C. Mara. Mara is said to have tempted him with voluptuous women, assailed him with flaming rocks (which turned to blossoms once they entered Buddha's yoga bubble) and finally offered him perpetual Nirvana since "hardly anyone" would be able to understand Buddha's new profound truth. Buddha ignored or refused all of this and Mara was vanquished forever.
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How did Buddha die in 483 B.C.?
A. He consumed poisonous mushrooms by mistake. B. Was trampled by a horse. C. Old age. D. Starved himself to death. |
A. He consumed poisonous mushrooms by mistake.
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How many men were in Buddha's first Sangha?
A. 2 B. 13 C. 5 D. 10 |
C. 5 - these were the same men who he preached to directly after his enlightenment.
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The most ancient Buddhist texts are the
A. Four Noble Truths B. Eightfold Path C. Bodhisattva D. Pali Canon |
D. Pali Canon
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Within the Four Noble Truths, the Nature of Suffering is known as
A. Samudaya B. Marga C. Dukkha D. Nirodha |
C. Dukkha. "Now this ... is the noble truth of suffering: birth is suffering, aging is suffering, illness is suffering, death is suffering; union with what is displeasing is suffering; separation from what is pleasing is suffering; not to get what one wants is suffering; in brief, the five aggregates subject to clinging are suffering."
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Within the Four Noble Truths, the Origin of Suffering is known as
A. Samudaya B. Marga C. Dukkha D. Nirodha |
A. Samudaya. "Now this ... is the noble truth of the origin of suffering: it is this craving which leads to renewed existence, accompanied by delight and lust, seeking delight here and there, that is, craving for sensual pleasures, craving for existence, craving for extermination."
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Within the Four Noble Truths, the Cessation of Suffering is known as
A. Samudaya B. Marga C. Dukkha D. Nirodha |
D. Nirodha. "Now this ... is the noble truth of the cessation of suffering: it is the remainderless fading away and cessation of that same craving, the giving up and relinquishing of it, freedom from it, nonreliance on it."
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Within the Four Noble Truths, the Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering is known as
A. Samudaya B. Marga C. Dukkha D. Nirodha |
B. Marga. "Now this ... is the noble truth of the way leading to the cessation of suffering: it is the Noble Eightfold Path; that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration."
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The Eightfold Path is broken up into three categories. The first one is called
A. Wisdom/prajna B. Mental Development/samadhi C. Ethical Conduct/sila |
A. Wisdom/prajna. It has also been translated as "understanding," "discernment," "cognitive acuity," or "know-how." Prajñā is the wisdom that is able to extinguish afflictions and bring about enlightenment.
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The Eightfold Path is broken up into three categories. The second one is called
A. Wisdom/prajna B. Mental Development/samadhi C. Ethical Conduct/sila |
C. Ethical Conduct/sila. It is usually rendered into English as "virtue"; other translations include "good conduct," "morality" "moral discipline," and "precept."
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The Eightfold Path is broken up into three categories. The third one is called
A. Wisdom/prajna B. Mental Development/samadhi C. Ethical Conduct/sila |
B. Mental Development/samadhi. It technical term that usually denotes higher levels of concentrated meditation, or dhyana, in Yogic schools, and is considered a precursor for enlightenment, or Nirvana, in Buddhism.
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The Wisdom/prajna category in The Eightfold Path has two paths in it which are
A. Right Belief and Right Word B. Right Act and Right Resolve C. Right Life and Right Act D. Right Belief and Right Resolve |
D. Right Belief and Right Resolve. (Think of freezing wisom - BRRRRRR)
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The Ethical Conduct/sila category in the Eightfold Path has three paths in it which are
A. Right Word, Right Act and Right Life B. Right Effort, Right Thinking and Right Meditation C. Right Belief, Right Resolve and Right Word D. Right Word, Right Effort, Right Belief |
A. Right Word, Right Act and Right Life. (Think of coming to the middle and hitting a brick wall (or in this case WAL))
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The Mental Development/samadhi category in the Eightfold Path has three paths in it which are
A. Right Belief, Right Resolve and Right Word B. Right Word, Right Effort, Right Belief C. Right Effort, Right Thinking and Right Meditation D. Right Word, Right Act and Right Life |
C. Right Effort, Right Thinking and Right Meditation. (Think of coming to the end of life only to find ET (yes, the little alien) Meditating)
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The ultimate goal of Buddhism is to reach the state of Nirvana, where the self becomes extinguished in the Void.
True or False |
True. Some or most Hinduists believe that Nirvana is either heaven or oneness with Brahma. Buddhist believe the self just becomes part of the Void. Nirvana is only described, but never really defined. It's not a place, thing, essence or being.
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