RS Buddhism Beliefs Keywords

Question 1

Buddhism

Answer 1

A religion founded around 2500 years ago by Siddhartha Gautama

Question 2

Buddha

Answer 2

A title given to someone who has achieved enlightenment, usually used to refer to Siddhartha Gautama

Question 3

The four sights

Answer 3

Old age, illness, death, and a holy man; these four sights led the Buddha to leave his life of luxury in the palace

Question 4

Jataka

Answer 4

The Jataka tales are popular stories about the lives of Buddha

Question 5

Ascetic

Answer 5

Living a simple and strict lifestyle with few pleasures or possessions; someone who follows ascetic practices

Question 6

Meditation

Answer 6

A practice of calming and focusing the mind, and reflecting deeply on specific teachings to penetrate their true meaning

Question 7

Enlightenment

Answer 7

The gaining of true knowledge about God, self or the nature of reality, usually through meditation and self-discipline; in Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh traditions, gaining freedom from the cycle of rebirth

Question 8

Mara

Answer 8

A demon that represents spiritual obstacles, especially temptation

Question 9

The three watches of the night

Answer 9

The three realisations that the Buddha made in order to achieve enlightenment

Question 10

The five ascetics

Answer 10

The Buddha’s first five students; five monks who followed ascetic practices

Question 11

Dhamma (Dharma)

Answer 11

The Buddha’s teachings

Question 12

Pali

Answer 12

The language of the earliest Buddhists