Buddhism

Question 1

10 qualities humans have that must be perfected:

Answer 1

1) Generosity
2) Morality
3) Renunciation
4) Wisdom
5) Energy
6) Patience
7) Truthfulness
8) Resolution
9) Loving/kindness
10) Equanimity

Question 2

Siddhartha Gautama was what sort of royalty?

Answer 2

Prince

Question 3

When was Siddhartha Gautama born

Answer 3

536 BC/BCE

Question 4

Because of his upbringing, Siddhartha Gautama was sheltered from what?

Answer 4

Suffering

Question 5

What four signs does Siddhartha Gautama see upon leaving the castle?

Answer 5

Old age, Illness, death, and a Monk

Question 6

Siddhartha Gautama decides to do what after seeing the four signs?

Answer 6

Leave and find a way beyond suffering

Question 7

What did SIddhartha Gautama practice for six years?

Answer 7

Aestheticism.

Question 8

What is Aestheticism?

Answer 8

Renouncing earthly pleasures

Question 9

Siddhartha Gautama practiced Aestheticism for how long?

Answer 9

Six years.

Question 10

What did Siddhartha Gautama discover?

Answer 10

The Middle Way

Question 11

What is the Middle Way?

Answer 11

Path of moderation, between the extremes of sensual indulgence and self-mortification.

Question 12

Where did Siddhartha Gautama meditate on the full moon of May?

Answer 12

Under the Bodhi Tree.

Question 13

Which God does Siddhartha Gautama beat despite attacks as he makes his way where?

Answer 13

Lord Mara, God of Desire; Nirvana

Question 14

What are the Four Noble Truths?

Answer 14

Suffering Exists, Desire Causes Suffering, Ending of Desire Brings the End to Suffering, Ending of Desire is Found Through the Eightfold Path

Question 15

What does the Truth ‘Suffering Exists’ mean, and where does it lead?

Answer 15

Humans are pre-occupied with Self Centeredness. This leads to pain, misery, sorrow, and unfulfillment.

Question 16

What does the Truth ‘Desire Causes Suffering’ mean?

Answer 16

We suffer because our ego dupes us into believing that we need that which is not permanent.

Question 17

What does the Truth ‘Ending of Desire Brings the end to Suffering’ mean?

Answer 17

One must see things are they really are, not simply as they are for ourselves. We need a universal comparison toward all living creatures. This is not a belief, it is an action.

Question 18

What does the Truth ‘Ending of Desire is Found Through the Eight-fold Path’ mean?

Answer 18

The observance of the truths of the Eight-fold path is at the heart of the Buddhist life.

Question 19

What steps are part of the Noble Eight-fold Path?

Answer 19

Wisdom:
1. The Right View
2. The Right Thoughts (Know the truth and resist self-centeredness)
Morality:
3. The Right Speech
4. The Right Action
5. The Right Livelihood
Meditation:
6. The Right Effort
7, The Right Mindfulness
8. The Right Contemplation (seeing the mind of evil, elevate one's thoughts beyond the haze of emotion and mood, practice the disciple of meditation)

Question 20

What was the Buddha’s ultimate goal?

Answer 20

Nirvana - To be released from the cycle of death and rebirth.