Buddhism

Question 1

How do ‘we’ (Buddhists) learn what is true?

Answer 1

Personal experience, Teachings of the Buddha, Dalai Lama (Tibetan Buddhists) or other religious leader

Question 2

The Buddha is…

Answer 2

A term/title, not a name, the first Buddha was Siddartha Gautama

Question 3

What are the 3 universal truths?

Answer 3

Impermanence, Suffering, No self

Question 4

What are the 4 noble truths?

Answer 4

Truth of suffering
Truth of the cause of suffering
Truth of the end of suffering
Truth to the path that leads to the end of suffering

Question 5

Dharma

Answer 5

the teaching of Buddha

Question 6

Impermanence

Answer 6

The notion that everything changes, nothing stays the same

Question 7

Suffering

Answer 7

Desires lead to suffering, suffering is ubiquitous (everywhere)

Question 8

No self

Answer 8

there is no such thing as self, focusing on urself = to desire which = to suffering

Question 9

Truth of suffering

Answer 9

Suffering exists everywhere, life is suffering

Question 10

The truth of the cause of suffering

Answer 10

The cause of suffering is desire (craving)

Question 11

The truth of the end of suffering

Answer 11

The end of suffering can only occur with the end of craving

Question 12

The truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering

Answer 12

the 8 fold path leads to the end of suffering

Question 13

Buddha was born in

Answer 13

Lumbini Nepal about 2500 years ago