buddhism

Question 1

name two of the 4 sights

Answer 1

old man, sick man, dead man or holy man

Question 2

is buddism the oldest religion in the world?

Answer 2

no

Question 3

does buddism have a creator-god

Answer 3

no

Question 4

How old is Buddism?

Answer 4

roughly 2,500 years

Question 5

how many followers do they have and how many are in britain?

Answer 5

376 million followers, around 200,000 are in britain

Question 6

what is dharma

Answer 6

the teachings of the buddah

Question 7

Who is prince Siddharta

Answer 7

the Buddah

Question 8

when prince siddahartha left the palace, what was his name?

Answer 8

Gotama

Question 9

What is middle way

Answer 9

Gotama realised that the harsh life wasnt working, so he decided to follow the middle way

Question 10

How did gotama reach enlightment?

Answer 10

He sat under a tree one day and suddenly he felt he was undergoing profound change.

Question 11

when englightened, what did gotama reach?

Answer 11

nirvana, the ultimate goal for buddists

Question 12

who is the buddah

Answer 12

the title given to the founder of buddism

Question 13

what is dharma?

Answer 13

the buddahs teachings

Question 14

what is the noble truths?

Answer 14

the teachings of the buddah

Question 15

what is karma?

Answer 15

Karma is the idea that your actions have consequences. If you do something good, something good comes to you. If you do something bad, something bad will happen to you.

Question 16

whats a wesak?

Answer 16

A buddist festival to commemorate the birth, englightment, and death of the buddah

Question 17

what is englightment?

Answer 17

the action or state of attaining spiritual knowledge or insight.

Question 18

what is tripitaka

Answer 18

a sacred text

Question 19

where did buddism begin?

Answer 19

north-eastern india

Question 21

name 4 of the eightfold path

Answer 21

right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfullness, right concerntration.

Question 22

what are the five precepts?

Answer 22

buddah laid down five guidlines called precepts tat buddists should try and follow

Question 23

is a precept a rule or a guidline?

Answer 23

a guidline

Question 24

what are the five precepts?

Answer 24

avoid taking life, avoid having substances that cloud the mind, avoid hurting others emotions, avoid taking what is not given, avoid sayimg what is not true

Question 25

expain the doctor, medicine and patients analogy

Answer 25

The Buddha is a doctor who can cure suffering with his dharma and the sangha are the Buddhist community who want to take the medicine.

Question 26

what is the ultimate goal for buddists?

Answer 26

to reach englightment and the state of nirvana

Question 27

which right of the eightfold path- right u……….

Answer 27

right understanding

Question 28

which right of the eightfold path- right t……

Answer 28

right thought

Question 29

which right of the eightfold path- right s……

Answer 29

right speech

Question 30

which right of the eightfold path- right a…..

Answer 30

right action

Question 31

which right of the eightfold path- right l……..

Answer 31

right livelihood

Question 32

which right of the eightfold path- right e…..

Answer 32

right effort

Question 33

which right of the eightfold path- right m………

Answer 33

right mindfullness

Question 34

which right of the eightfold path- right c………..

Answer 34

right concerntration