Buddhism

Question 1

The Dalai Lama is a
A  Buddhist god
B  Buddhist leader of Tibet
C  Leader of Shakya clan
D  Originator of Buddhism

Answer 1

B Buddhist spiritual leader of Tibet

Question 2

T/F Buddha is the God of Buddhism

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What is Buddha’s name?

Answer 3

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 4

What is a bikhu?

Answer 4

Buddhist monk

Question 5

What is the other large branch of Buddhism (compared to Theravada)?

Answer 5

Mahayana

Question 6

What is the first noble truth?

Answer 6

Life is suffering

Question 7

What are the noble truths?

Answer 7

Life is suffering
Suffering comes from desire
Cease desire–> cease suffering
8 fold path to cease desire

Question 8

What does Buddha mean?
A Spiritual leader
B  Enlightened one
C  Term for God in Buddhism
D  Three baskets

Answer 8

B enlightened one

Question 9

When did Buddhism begin?

____ century BC

Answer 9

6th century

Question 10

T/F Buddha was poor growing up

Answer 10

False He was RICH

Question 11

Buddhism and Christianity differ in that
Buddhism What _____ wants
Christianity What _____ wants

Answer 11

Buddhism - individual

Christianity - God

Question 12

Instead of saying that Buddhist statues are “gods”, it is more accurate to describe them as ______________

Answer 12

Enlightened beings

Question 13

Why does the Jodo shin shu school appeal to so many people?

Answer 13

Saved by grace instead of life of difficult works

- “Pure Land” is perfect instead of imperfect

Question 14

Describe the 8-fold path to enlightenment

Answer 14

Right thinking
Right actions/speech
Right mental awareness

Question 15

A metaphysical question that influences the rest of a religion is “Something is ultimately ________ or is there truly nothing that is ________.

Answer 15

Permanent

Question 16

The ______ is the name of the group of canonized Buddhist scriptures and is translated as “three baskets”

Answer 16

Pali canon

Tipitaka

Question 17

Buddha’s words were said to be remembered by his attendant _________.
Confirmed by the 500 arhats at the first Buddhist council

Answer 17

Ananda

Question 18

Siddharta Guatama is known by at least two other popular names which are ______ and _______.

Answer 18

Buddha

Shakyamuni (sage of Shakya clan)

Question 19

People can become enlightened being in Buddhism when they _______ and _____.

Answer 19

• Have no negative states of mind

- Achieve knowledge of ultimate reality

Question 20

What is the name for the 5 parts comprising the bundle of “self” in Buddhism? The body, feelings, perceptions, formations, and consciousness are know as the _______.

Answer 20

5 aggregrates.

Question 21

Theravada Buddhism is for which group of people?  
A  Tibetans only
B  Chinese only
C  Monks 
D  Mahayana leaders

Answer 21

C Monks