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1
A word that best describes Buddha's experience of the ineffable is:
Call
Salvation
Enlightenment
Overshadowing
2
The word "Nirvana" in Buddhism refers to:
Achievement of total mental clarity through magic mushrooms.
A Buddhist Rock Band
An impossible hope promised by a false religion.
The achievement of enlightenment and unity with the cosmos.
3
The understanding of the idea of reincarnation is exactly the same in Buddhism as in Hinduism.
True
False
4
In Buddhism, "Mindfulness" refers to:
The ability to stay in the moment, free of desires and distractions.
The ability to be mindful of people who have less than you do.
The ability to recite the holy writings from memory.
The ability to recall all the beliefs and rules of Buddhism.
5
What are the essential beliefs of Buddhism called?
The "Four Noble Truths"
The "Five Pillars"
The "Ten Commandments"
The "Golden Rule"
6
Siddhartha Gautama was not the only person called Buddha.
True
False
7
The name of the tree Buddha sat under as he had his experience of the ineffable was?
Fig Tree
Banyon Tree
Bodi Tree
Palm Tree
8
According to Buddhist teaching, suffering is caused by:
Beaking the laws of Darma
Desires, expectations, or attachments
Unkindness, thievery, sexual promiscuity
Eating beef
9
The essential practices of Buddhism are known as:
The Eight Sacraments
The Eightfold Path
The Theraveda
The Halal Traditions
10
Using the "Gregorian Calendar" with year "Zero" (start of the Common Era--CE) 2300 years ago, when did the Buddha live?
500 years after Zero (CE)
Around the year Zero.
500 years before Zero (BCE)
2000 years before Zero (BCE)
11
What problem did Siddhartha want to solve?
Pride
Suffering
Sin
Poverty
12
The Buddhist concept of Darma can be described as:
Punishment by a righteous god.
Certainty of god's love.
Wandering of the spirit.
Rewards for perfect behavior
13
Buddhists do not believe humans have an individual soul.
True
False
14
The practice of Buddhism can be characterized as:
Harsh self-denial and renouncing the world.
Devotion to pleasure.
A middle way between self-denial and self-indulgence.
Devotion to understanding the basic philosophy of life.
15
The icon or symbol for Buddhism is:
A statue of Buddha
A wheel
The letters for "Om"
A crescent moon
