Buddhism

Question 1

Who is the Buddha?

Answer 1

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 2

What wealthy clan was Siddhartha Gautama born into?

Answer 2

The Shakya Clan

Question 3

Where was the Shakya Clan?

Answer 3

India

Question 4

What were the two possible outcomes for Siddhartha that the astrologer gave to Siddhartha’s father?

Answer 4

1. He would be a great king
2. He would be a great spiritual leader

Question 5

What did Siddhartha’s father do with Siddhartha after the astrologer told him the two possible outcomes for his son?

Answer 5

Put him in a palace

Question 6

How long was Siddhartha kept in the palace

Answer 6

29 years

Question 7

What were the four signs that siddhartha saw on each of his four trips outside the palace?

Answer 7

1. An aged man
2. A sick man
3. A dead man
4. A religious ascetic

Question 8

What is asceticism?

Answer 8

severe self discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons

Question 9

What does Siddhartha do after seeing the four signs?

Answer 9

Leaves the palace and becomes an ascetic

Question 10

For how long was Siddhartha an ascetic

Answer 10

6 years

Question 11

What happened to Siddhartha after 49 days of fasting and meditating?

Answer 11

He became the Buddha

Question 12

What does the Buddha mean?

Answer 12

“The enlightened one”

Question 13

What are the 4 noble truths?

Answer 13

1. The problem - everything suffers
2. The origin of suffering - can’t hold onto everything that suffers
3. Extinction of suffering - not clinging
4. The path that leads to the extinction of suffering - 8 fold path