What practices make up Panna (Wisdom)?

Right understanding and intention

What is the fourth Noble Truth?

The Eightfold Path is the way to end suffering

What is the second Noble Truth (tanha)?

Craving is the cause of suffering

What is Buddha-nature?

The idea that everyone has the essence of the Buddha inside them

What is meant by 'ascetic'?

Living a simple and strict lifestyle usually for religious reasons

What is the third Noble Truth?

It is possible to end suffering

Which best defines the Four Noble Truths?

The four teaching of the Buddha on suffering

What practices make up Samadhi (Meditation)?

Right effort, mindfulness and concentration

Which of these did the Buddha not discover upon reaching enlightenment?

He understood how the universe was created and how it will come to an end.

Anatta can link to the five aggregates - how?

We're formed by the five aggregates theydon't stay thesame so no fixed self

What are the three different types of Dukkha?

Pain (physical and mental), Change, Attachment

What is a Bodhisattva?

Someone who has become enlightened but remains in the cycle of samsara

Why did the King keep Siddhartha in the palace?

To ensure he would grow up to become a great king

What happened before Siddhartha birth that showed he was going to be special?

His mother dreamed of a white elephant

What practices make up Sila (ethics)?

Right speech, action and livelihood

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1
What practices make up Panna (Wisdom)?
Right effort, mindfulness and concentration
Right understanding and intention
Right speech, action and livelihood
2
What was the first sight the Siddhartha saw when he left the palace?
Sickness
A holy man
Old age
Death
3
What school of Buddhism believes becoming a bodhisattva?
Mahayana
Theravada
4
What does 'Buddha' mean?
Wise one
Awakened one
Teacher
Enlightened one
5
Which is the oldest school of Buddhism? It is seen as more traditional?
Theravada
Zen
Mahayana
Pure Land
6
Which of the five aggregates refers to a person's thoughts and opinions?
Mental formations
Sensation
Consciousness
Perception
7
Siddhartha realised neither being a prince or being an ascetic made him happy. So he developed what lifestyle?
The Balanced Way
The Three Routes
The Middle Way
The True Path
8
Which school of Buddhism believes in becoming a Bodhisattva?
Pure Land
Theravada
Zen
Mahayana
9
What is the name of the land Pure Land Buddhists aim to be reborn in?
Sukhavati
Zenpik
Japan
Amitabhahaya
10
What is meant by Dharma?
The Buddha's teachings
The community of Buddhists
A Buddhist scripture
Another name for the Buddha
11
What is the fourth Noble Truth?
Being committed to the Buddha is the way to end suffering
The Eightfold Path is the way to end suffering
The six perfections are the way to end suffering
The five moral precepts are the way to end suffering
12
What concept does this quote show - 'all events in life are so intimately linked with the fate of others...' Dalai Lama
Dependent arising
Samsara
Karuna
Karma
13
What is the first Noble Truth?
Anicca (impermanence)
Dukkha (suffering)
Anatta (no fixed self/soul)
Life is pain
14
What is the second Noble Truth (tanha)?
The three poisons are jealousy, fear and violence
Craving is the cause of suffering
Lack of karuna causes suffering
Lack of metta causes suffering
15
Which of the five aggregates refers to material or physical objects?
Sensation
Perception
Consciousness
Form
16
What is Buddha-nature?
The idea that everyone has the essence of the Buddha inside them
An enlightened being in Theravada Buddhism
When someone achieves enlightenment and becomes a Buddha
Only those who accept the dharma can become like the Buddha
17
What is meant by 'ascetic'?
Refusing to eat/eating very little for religious reasons
Living an indulgent lifestyle as they believe in one life
Being a wandering/nomadic person for religious reasons
Living a simple and strict lifestyle usually for religious reasons
18
What is the name of the Bodhisattva who lives in the Pure Land?
Avalokiteshvara
Samantabhadra
Medicine Buddha
Amitabha
19
What is the third Noble Truth?
Trust the dharma
It is possible to end suffering
Trust in the three refuges
Enlightenment is possible
20
Which best defines the Four Noble Truths?
The four truths experienced by all living being
The four sights the Buddha saw that led him to enlightenment
The four teaching of the Buddha to reach enlightenment
The four teaching of the Buddha on suffering
21
What practices make up Samadhi (Meditation)?
Right understanding and intention
Right speech, action and livelihood
Right effort, mindfulness and concentration
22
Complete the Buddha's quote - 'Not until I attain supreme ________ will I give up this seat of meditation'
Peace
Happiness
Enlightenment
Awareness
23
Which of the five aggregates refers to how people recognise what things are based on past experience?
Sensation
Consciousness
Mental formations
Perception
24
Which of these did the Buddha not discover upon reaching enlightenment?
He understood how the universe was created and how it will come to an end.
He understood why there is suffering and how to overcome it.
He could remember all his past lives.
He understood the cycle of samsara (reincarnation) and karma.
25
Anatta can link to the five aggregates - how?
The five aggregates form our soul that is reborn again and again
They are both about something your body has
Anatta explains how our physical bodies suffer
We're formed by the five aggregates theydon't stay thesame so no fixed self
26
What are the three different types of Dukkha?
Pain (physical and mental), Change, Attachment
Change, Contact with unpleasant things, Death
Grief, Separation, Pain
Old age, Sickness, Death
27
Siddhartha could walk and talk as soon as he was born.
False
True
28
What is a Bodhisattva?
Someone who is in a state of peace where the 3 poisons are destroyed
Someone who has reached enlightenment and passed into nirvana
Someone who has become enlightened
Someone who has become enlightened but remains in the cycle of samsara
29
Why did the King keep Siddhartha in the palace?
To ensure he lived a sheltered live and relied on his father
To ensure only people deemed worthy enough would be allowed to meet him
To ensure he never experience pain
To ensure he would grow up to become a great king
30
What happened before Siddhartha birth that showed he was going to be special?
His father was visited by a prophet
An angel visited his mother
His mother dreamed of a white elephant
A new star appeared in the sky
31
What is sunyata?
The idea that everyone has the essence of the Buddha inside them
An enlightened being in Theravada Buddhism
When someone achieves enlightenment and becomes a Buddha
Emptiness - similar to anatta
32
What practices make up Sila (ethics)?
Right understanding and intention
Right effort, mindfulness and concentration
Right speech, action and livelihood
33
What story shows anicca?
The Buddha and the raft
Nagasena and the chariot
Kisa Gotami
The reborn goat

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