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Duplicate of The Path of Enlightenment
Duplicate of The Path of Enlightenment
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A form of meditation that focuses one's full attention on an object to dispel distraction
Right Thought
Right Meditation
Right Concentration
Right Mindfulness
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True or False - To cease suffering, one must cease desire
True
False
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What did Sidhartha see that inspired him to leave the palace and become a monk?
The Dharma
The 8 Fold Path
A beautiful sunset
An ascetic
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A person who renounces all worldly possessions & lives a strict life of sacrifice is
An ascetic
A dharma
A Buddha
A samsara
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The way to end suffering is by following the 8 Fold Path (yellow brick road)
True
False
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The purpose of Buddhist practice is to:
To meditate
To be released from Samsara
To be reincarnated at a higher level each time
To become a monk
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What does Sidhartha seek while sitting under the tree?
Suffering
Enlightenment
His family
Temptation
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When one can understand the causes of suffering & the way to end it, this is known as
Right Understanding
Right Concentration
Right Thought
Right Desire
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What did Sidhartha decide to do in order to find "true" happiness?
Live in the palace with his family forever
Join a group of traveling monks forever
Abandon his family to seek enlightenment through sacrifices
Allow death to take him to be reincarnated to another life
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Which of the following is a conclusion of the Buddha?
Free oneself from desires & you will reach enlightenment
If you do not fear death then it has no power over you
Be ready to always give & receive
One must be reincarnated through Samsara to be fully happy
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True or False. Buddhist worship services take place on Sundays
False
True
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What does Sidhartha do for 6 years in order to find peace?
Indulge in the luxuries of life
Starve himself & live with a set of 5 ascetics
Teach others the dharma
Meditate
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What two things is Sidhartha tempted by while he is meditating under the tree?
Fear of death
Sleep & food
Attractive women & his greatest fears
Greed & money
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Being fully aware of one's actions. Knowing oneself
Right Mindfulness
Right Effort
Right Speech
Right Conduct
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When one's mind is purified and free of thoughts of hatred
Right Conduct
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Thought
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What was Buddha BEFORE he became the Buddha?
A bodyguard
A regular man
A prince
A priest
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According to Buddhist thought, all life is filled with suffering.
True
False
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The Dharma is the teachings of the Buddha made up of
The Four Sights
The 4 Noble Truths & the 8 Fold Path
The Middle Way & Enlightenment
Meditation & Reincarnation
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Instead of extreme sacrifice, Buddhism practices
The Middle Way
Suffering
Asceticism
Denialism
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Eliminating lying, gossip & curse words is an example of
Right Thought
Right Understanding
Right Livelihood
Right Speech
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The purpose of Buddhist meditation is to:
Escape from the world
Become a better person
Avoid worship of a God or gods
Clear the mind of worldly concerns & desires
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What was Sidhartha's father trying to protect him from?
From being killed by angry townspeople
A war going on outside of the palace walls
From becoming greedy & selfish
From anything that would cause him pain & suffering
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What 3 things did Sidhartha see when he left the palace walls with his bodyguard?
An old man, a prisoner, a dead man
An old man, a sick man, a dead man
A dead animal, a homeless person, a sick man
A woman giving birth, a murder, a dead man
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Choose the correct vocab word for this definition: The cycle of reincarnation
Enlightenment
Meditation
Samsara
Nirvana
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Which of the following was a way that Sidhartha's father would protect him?
Gave him any riches & things he wanted
Kept him inside the palace walls only
Hide any sick animals or horses
Remove all dead flowers from the palace grounds
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Why wasn't Sidhartha able to be fully happy when he found out he had a son?
It wasn't really his son
His son would never be able to be a prince like himself
His son was born weak and sick
His son would be exposed to old age, pain & death
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To extinguish, to blow out, to end all suffering and reach Enlightenment
Nirvana
Meditation
Dharma
Enlightenment
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What does the word "Buddha" mean?
Free from desire
Teacher
Awoken
Wisdom
