Buddhism

Question 1

What is Buddhism?

Answer 1

A spiritual tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development and the attainment of a deep insight into the true nature of life

Question 2

What do Buddhists believe?

Answer 2

Buddhists do not believe in a personal God but rather seek to reach individual enlightenment

Question 3

What does Buddha mean?

Answer 3

Enlightened one

Question 4

Who was the Buddha and what did he teach?

Answer 4

He was the one who founded Buddhism

Question 5

How many things did the siddhartha see when he went out amongst the people?

Answer 5

4 things

Question 6

How is enlightenment achieved?

Answer 6

Through the practice and development of
morality
meditation
wisdom

Question 7

Impermanence?

Answer 7

No state, good or bad, lasts forever

Question 8

What is the prime cause of suffering?

Answer 8

The mistaken belief that all things last forever

Question 9

How many followers does Buddhism have?

Answer 9

376 million followers

Question 10

When and where did Buddhism start?

Answer 10

2,500 years ago in India

Question 11

Self-denial?

Answer 11

The denial of one’s own interests

Question 12

Self-indulgence ?

Answer 12

The quality of being excessive in some way

Question 13

How is Buddha seen by his followers?

Answer 13

He is NOT considered a god but is considered a role model

Question 14

The four noble truths?

Answer 14

Contain the essence of the Buddha’s teaching

Question 15

What is the ROOT of all human suffering?

Answer 15

Desire

Question 16

What three forms does suffering occur in?

Answer 16

Selfishness and greed, ignorance and delusion, hatred and destructive urges

Question 17

Bird stands for ?

Answer 17

Greed

Question 18

Snake stands for ?

Answer 18

Hatred

Question 19

Pig stands for ?

Answer 19

Ignorance

Question 20

The four noble truths?

1. D
2. S
3. N
4. M

Answer 20

1. The truth of suffering (Dukkha)
2. The truth of the origin of suffering (Samudāya)
3. The truth of cessation of suffering (Nirodha)
4. The truth of the path to the cessation of suffering (Magga)

Question 21

What is zen?

Answer 21

School of Buddhism that developed in China

Question 22

What is an ordained Buddhist monk called?

Answer 22

A bikhu

Question 23

Patimokkha ?

Answer 23

The life of a Buddhist monk is governed by a set of rules called this

Question 24

Monastic ritual where monks go to the local village to collect food?

Answer 24

Bindabart

Question 25

Dharma day?

Answer 25

Buddhist festival that takes place during the eight lunar month of the traditional Indian calendar

Marks the start of the rainy season when Buddha and his monks would suspend their nomadic lifestyle to reflect and meditate

Question 26

What is Nirvana ?

Answer 26

The final goal of Buddhism

When a Buddhist has no suffering or desire