Buddhism

Question 1

the demon who tempted Siddhartha

Answer 1

Mara

Question 2

the monastic order, includes both monks and nuns

Answer 2

Sangha

Question 3

an enlightened person

Answer 3

Arhat

Question 4

Buddhist law

Answer 4

Dharma

Question 5

a title meaning one who has thus gone

Answer 5

Tathagata

Question 6

the Buddhist term for the suffering of humans and other sentient beings

Answer 6

Dukkha

Question 7

the thirst or craving that lead to suffering; desire

Answer 7

Tanha

Question 8

the fourth Noble Truth, the path of deliverance in Buddhism

Answer 8

Eightfold Path

Question 9

Buddhist meditation, or the states reached in Buddhist meditation

Answer 9

Jhana

Question 10

five strands, similar to strands in a piece of yarn that constitute the self

Answer 10

Skandhas

Question 11

the law that a person’s thoughts and deeds are followed by pleasure or pain

Answer 11

Karma

Question 12

in Buddhism, the state of being free of egocentrism and the suffering that it causes

Answer 12

Nirvana

Question 13

Stories of the previous lives of the Buddha

Answer 13

Jatakas

Question 14

people who qualified to enter Nirvana, but who, out of compassion for others, remain available to help others

Answer 14

Bodhisattvas

Question 15

a special formula of words recited in worship

Answer 15

Mantra

Question 16

special position of hands used in worship

Answer 16

Mudras

Question 17

a geometric pattern used in worship

Answer 17

Mandala

Question 18

mental concentration

Answer 18

Dhyana

Question 19

impermanence

Answer 19

Annica

Question 20

the Pali word for “no soul”

Answer 20

anatta

Question 21

to be awoken

Answer 21

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