mahayana buddhism

Question 1

A religion based on the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became known as Buddha, meaning “the Enlightened One” or “the Awakened One”

Answer 1

Buddhism

Question 2

“the Awakened One” “the Enlightened One”

Answer 2

Buddha

Question 3

Buddhism teaches its followers that enlightenment is attainable by ordinary humans through?

Answer 3

Proper training and discipline.

Question 4

The two major schools of _____ and _____ abide by Buddha’s basic teachings.

Answer 4

Mahayana and Theravada

Question 5

What resulted in the creation of Buddhist schools?

Answer 5

The spread of Buddhist gospels through missionary efforts

Question 6

Became known among the three branches as the “great vehicle” as it gained tremendous appeal to the ordinary people.

Answer 6

Mahayana Buddhism

Question 7

The word Mahayana refers to what?

Answer 7

The path of Bodhisattva that can be used to attain enlightenment. Through this path, all human beings are helped to avoid all suffering and pain.

Question 8

Mahayana Buddhism started in ________ and became prominent in East Asian countries such as China, Mongolia, Japan, and Korea.

Answer 8

North India

Question 9

The first Buddhist school to enter China

Answer 9

Theravada Buddhism

Question 10

_______ gained support from other countries, it gradually died in its birthplace

Answer 10

Mahayana Buddhism (India)

[The series of invasions and the rising of Islam coincided with its outward spread]

Question 11

He was a prince, teacher, philosopher, and spiritual leader, who lived and preached in the region around the border of modern-day Nepal and India.

Answer 11

Siddhartha Gautama/Buddha

Question 12

_____ are generally identified as the set rules in Sanskrit literature based on law or philosophy.

Answer 12

Sutras

Question 13

_________ reflects on the concepts of Mahayana Buddhism.

Answer 13

Mahayana Sutra

Question 14

The sutras became influential because they taught that all people could equally attain “Buddha-nature” or enlightenment

Answer 14

Mahayana Sutra

Question 15

Contains various traditions of Mahayana Buddhism such as concepts concerning the Trikaya, Bodhisattva, and Nirvana:

Answer 15

Lotus Sutra

Question 16

Buddha has three bodies; a body of the absolute truth, a body that experiences enlightenment, and a body that manifests world embodiment in human form.

Answer 16

Trikaya

Question 17

Someone who postponed his or her entry into the state of nirvana to help others achieve enlightenment. Attaining enlightenment is open to anyone regardless of gender, race, social status, etc.

Answer 17

Bodhisattva

Question 18

The state of liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth

Answer 18

Nirvana

Question 19

Part of perfection wisdom of sutra containing short pieces of Buddhist key concepts in Mahayana perspectives such as nirvana, total emptiness, and ultimate reality

Answer 19

Heart Sutra

Question 20

Contains the teachings of Amitabha Buddha, the celestial or heavenly Buddha. Shows people can enter an ideal world.

Answer 20

Land of Bliss Sutras

Question 21

Other critical Buddhist texts are regarded as secondary Mahayana texts written by

Answer 21

Nagarjuna, an early Buddhist thinker. Their writings focus on interpreting the Sutra of Perfection of Wisdom that elaborates the concept of emptiness.

Question 22

Central figure of Buddhism

Answer 22

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 23

____ emphasized that he is not a god and that his teaching was solely for helping ppl attain enlightenment. He was considered a spiritual leader whose life serves as the foundation of the Buddhist religion.

Answer 23

Buddha

Question 24

How different is Buddhism from other major world religion?

Answer 24

Buddhism is different from the major world religion because it believes in a nontheistic god.

Question 25

They do not focus on belief in gods and goddesses, instead, they focus on ethics and morality.

Answer 25

Buddhists

Question 26

The most popular Buddhist school today

Answer 26

Mahayana Buddhism

Question 27

The most significant number of its practitioners are in China

Answer 27

Mahayana Buddhism

Question 28

The Mahayana schools and their sub-schools are still firmly rooted in

Answer 28

China
Taiwan
Japan
Korea

Question 29

The reason why Mahayana gained popularity among Asians

Answer 29

Because of the openness of their tradition that even an ORDINARY PERSON can achieve spiritual liberation like what happened to Siddhartha Gautama.

Question 30

The largest Buddhist temple in Manila

Answer 30

Fo Guang Shan Mabuhay Temple in Malate, the monks in this temple practice Humanistic Buddhism.

Question 31

It is a philosophy that focuses on welfare services such as charity works, cultural activities, and education. It highlights three acts of goodness: doing good deeds, speaking good words, and thinking good thoughts.

Answer 31

Humanistic Buddhism

Question 32

The home to the largest sitting Buddha in the PH. Here, buddhists offer candles and incense. The surrounding walls have rows of the Buddha’s image. The ceiling was designed with lotus, a common Buddhist motif as the flower grows in muddy water.

Answer 32

The main shrine of Guang Shuan Mabuhay Temple