World Religions Week 18

Question 1

Teachings of Buddha aimed at…

Answer 1

liberating humanity from suffering

Question 2

Buddhism centers around two major doctrines which are

Answer 2

Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Noble Path

Question 3

Four Noble Truths include

Answer 3

• The certainty of suffering
• The source/cause of suffering
• The cessation/cure of suffering
• The path to the cessation of suffering

Question 4

Eightfold path is to…

Answer 4

stop suffering by getting rid of human desires

Question 5

Eightfold Path includes

Answer 5

Right Views
Right Intent
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Effort
Right Concentration (Awareness)
Right Mindfulness (Meditation)

Question 6

Three Refuges or Three Jewels include

Answer 6

I take refuge in Buddha
I take refuge in Dharma
I take refuge in Samgha

Question 7

After Suddharthas mother died was raised by aunt and received which two predictions

Answer 7

• If stayed home, would become chakravartin, a world emperor
• If left, would become Buddha, show human way out of suffering

Question 8

Asceticism is…

Answer 8

practice of strict self denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline

Question 9

Siddhartha concluded that Asceticism…

Answer 9

was too extreme and was profitless

Question 10

Buddhist tradition claims _____ came to Buddha and tried to prevent final realization

Answer 10

Mara, demonic adversary utterly opposed to change

Question 11

Three temptation were…

Answer 11

Tremendous distracting storms
Sexual Temptations
Telling him to get enlightened but to tell no one

Question 12

Buddha enlightened and consummated when he saw the

Answer 12

morning star

Question 13

____ is final stage sought by all Buddhists

Answer 13

Nirvana

Question 14

Nirvana is not… (2 answers)

Answer 14

heaven or paradise
a place one goes after death

Question 15

Nirvana is…

Answer 15

complete cessation of all cravings and thus suffering

Question 16

Nirvana means

Answer 16

extinction

Question 17

______ is the only way to stop process of rebirth

Answer 17

Nirvana

Question 18

Obtain Nirvana by…

Answer 18

• adopting right views about nature and existence
• carefully controlled system of moral conduct
  concentration and meditation

Question 19

Nirvana cannot be described, but can be hinted at ______

Answer 19

metaphorically

Question 20

The world literally means

Answer 20

“blowing out” as a lamp

Question 21

The Samgha was…

Answer 21

Buddhist order of monks, known as Bodhisattvas, or Buddhas in training

Question 22

Buddhism is extremely _____ religion

Answer 22

accepting

Question 23

Final statement Buddha said, “This is my last _______, now there is no _______”

Answer 23

existence, rebirth