What is different about Zen Buddhism compared to the other branches?

It is a mixture of Mahayana Buddhism and Taoism

What are the Four Noble Truths?

Dukkha, Trishna, Nirvana, The Eightfold Path

What does the lotus represent in Buddhism?

Purity of the body, mind and speech

Desire is the cause of suffering

What are the four main branches of Buddhism?

Mahayana, Theravada, Vajrayana, Zen

The community of Buddhist believers

Is Buddhism a monotheistic religion?

No, Buddhists don't believe in a higher powe, No, it is neither polytheistic or monotheistic

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1
What is different about Zen Buddhism compared to the other branches?
It was founded in a western country
It is a mixture of Mahayana Buddhism and Taoism
It is a mixture of Mahayana Buddhism and Shinto
It denies the importance of meditation
2
What is the most practiced form of Buddhism?
Mahayana
Zen
Vajrayana
Theravada
3
Which of these is NOT a part of the Five Precepts?
Abstain from killing living beings
Abstain from intoxicants
Abstain from homosexuality
Abstain from lying
4
Who founded Buddhism?
Mahatma Gandhi
Lhamo Thondup
Siddhartha Gautama
Jawaharlal Nehru
5
Which of these is a Buddhist place of worship?
Badrinath Temple
Shaolin Temple
Jama Masjid
Eiffel Tower
6
46.4% of all Buddhists live in which country?
Japan
India
USA
China
7
There are four main branches of Buddhism.
False
True
8
About 535 million people practice Buddhism.
False
True
9
What are the Four Noble Truths?
Dukkha, Krishna, Nirvana, The Eighfold Path
Dukkha, Buddha, Nirvana, The Three Pathways
Dharma, Trishna, Nirvana, The Eightfold Path
Dukkha, Trishna, Nirvana, The Eightfold Path
10
What does the lotus represent in Buddhism?
Friendship
Purity of the body, mind and speech
Love and acceptance of oneself
Enlightenment
11
What is "Trishna"?
Buddhist God of desire
Suffering is inevitable
Desire is the cause of suffering
Desire stops suffering
12
Where was Buddhism founded?
Japan
India
China
Iran
13
What are the four main branches of Buddhism?
Malaysia, Theravada, Vajrayana, Shinto
Mahayana, Theravada, Gautama, Zen
Mahayana, Bhikkhuni, Vajrayana, Zen
Mahayana, Theravada, Vajrayana, Zen
14
What do you call the basic beliefs of Buddhism that remain common to all Buddhism?
The Four Promises
The Noble Chain of Truths
The Four Noble Truths
The Three Jewels
15
The Three Jewels include: The Buddha, Dharma and Sangha
True
False
16
What is the Sangha?
The sacred texts of Buddha's teachings
The community of Buddhist believers
The laws of Buddhism
The state of enlightenment
17
What is the most ancient form of Buddhism?
Vajrayana
Theravada
Zen
Mahayana
18
Is Buddhism a monotheistic religion?
No, Buddhists don't believe in a higher powe
No, it is neither polytheistic or monotheistic
Yes
No, it is polytheistic
19
Mahayana is the most ancient form of Buddhism.
False
True
20
What does "Buddha" mean in Sanskrit?
The One Who Achieved
The Ancient One
The Blessed One
The Awakened One

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