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A review of the Buddhist faith
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What is the leader of Vajrayana Buddhists called?
Guru
Alpaca
Lama
Brahmin
2
What does the green prayer flag represent?
Earth
Fire
Water
Air
3
What is the Buddha's birth name?
Siddhartha Gutama
Sidharthra Gautama
Gautama Sydartha
Siddhartha Gautama
4
True or False, Buddhism is the 2nd largest world religion.
True
False
5
True or False, Hindu's believe the Buddha is a reincarnation of the god Shiva?
True
False
6
True or false, a yellow prayer flag represents earth?
False
True
7
Which of the following is defined as a state of total liberation and serenity in Buddhism?
Heaven
Parinirvana
Moksha
Nirvana
8
Which of the following is not one of the Four Noble Truths?
The Noble Truth of the Extinction of Suffering
The Noble Truth of the Pathway to the Demise of Suffering
The Noble Truth of Origin of Suffering
The Noble Truth of Suffering
9
Which step in the 8 fold path requires right action?
Right Concentration
Right Livelihood
Right Conduct
Right Thought
10
True or false, prayer wheels are spun counter clockwise
False
True
11
Why did Buddhism divide into different branches?
Disagreement over teaching
Disagreement over Scripture
Disagreement over Scripture and Practice
Disagreement over Practice
12
What is depicted in this image?
Mudras
Prayer Wheel
Maraca
Wheel of Dharma
13
What does Om Mani Padme Hum, translate to?
Hail, song of the rising sun
Hail, jewels in the garden
Hail, jewel in the lotus
Hail, diamond in the crown
14
What does Tripitaka mean?
Three boxes
Three baskets
Three books
Three paths
15
Siddhartha grew up a Hindu. Which caste did he belong to?
Kshatriya
Brahmins
Sudras
Vaishyas
16
True or False, in Theravada Buddhism, Buddha is worshiped as a God?
False
True
17
True or False, the Buddha believed all people have the ability to develop their potential?
True
False
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What does the word Buddha mean?
One who has reached enlightenment
Teacher
One who has awakened
One who has found salvation
19
Who is Tenzin Gyatso also known as?
Dalai Lama
A Saint
Buddha
An incarnation of Vishnu
20
Why do Buddhists follow the Sutra's?
Brings Buddhists to Parinirvana
Brings Buddhists eternal happiness and prosperity
Brings Buddhists to Nirvana
Brings Buddhists enlightenment
21
What does ahimsa mean?
do no harm
do not suffer
do no wrong
do not hurt others
22
Rules used to control improper behaviour that leads to suffering are called what?
The Five Precepts
The Four Noble Truths
The Eightfold Path
The Three Characteristics of Existence
23
What is the most well known Sutra?
The Golden Path
The Lotus
The Golden Rule
The Noble Rule
24
This object symbolically represents the Buddha's footprints.
Padabodhisttva
Buddhapetro
Bodhisattva
Buddhapada
25
Which of the following is not a characteristic of existence?
Transitoriness
Selflessness
Dissatisfaction
Impermanence
26
What are the two main schools of Buddhism called?
Mahayana and Theravedia
Mayhanana and Vajrayana
Theravada and Vajrayana
Mahayana and Theravada
27
What is the single most important aspect of Buddhism?
Personal responsibility for ones own salvation
Compassion and empathy toward others
Seeking external pathways for ones own salvation
Understanding suffering and how to end it
28
True or False, Siddhartha wrote down his teachings?
True
False
29
What does "arhat" mean?
Enlightened One
Non-Violence
Saint
Perfect Being
30
Where is Vajrayana Buddhism found?
Laos
Korea
Tibet
China
31
What does a Mandala represent?
Enlightenment
Divinity
Impermanence
Tranquility
32
What are mantras?
Symbolic Phrases
Prayers
Quotes from Buddha
Riddles
33
What is depicted in this image?
The Wheel of Enlightenment
The Wheel of Karma
The Wheel of Dharma
A ships wheel
34
Where did Buddhism originate?
India
Tibet
Thailand
China
35
True of False, Theravada Buddhism is the Northern school of Buddhism?
False
True
36
What is a Sutra?
Books that address monastic rules of conduct
Main written source of Buddha's wisdom
The most accurate record of Buddha's teachings
Written words of the Buddha's oral teachings
37
True or False, Vajrayana Buddhism is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism
True
False
38
What is the pathway between both extremes discovered by Siddhartha?
Middle Path
Middle way
Right way
Common ground
39
Mahayana Buddhism is found everywhere but which of the following countries?
Korea
Vietnam
China
Sri Lanka
40
True or False, Buddhist text are often written as riddles?
True
False
41
How well will you do on the Unit Test on Friday?
Superb! I can't wait! Let's do this thing!!
Awful... I'm actually dreading it...
Meh... depends on my coffee intake that morning.
We have a Test Friday!?!
42
What does Mahayana translate to mean?
The greater wheel
The greater vehicle
The better half
The better vehicle
43
True or False, the Catholic Church accepts elements of truth within Buddhism?
True
False
44
Which of the following is not one of the 4 sights of human suffering witnessed by Siddhartha?
An ascetic Hindu monk
A sick man lying by the roadside
A woman giving birth
A corpse being prepared for cremation
45
Which of the 8 fold path steps requires seeing things as they really are?
Right Mindfulness
Right Concentration
Right View
Right Thought
46
Buddhism comes from the Sanskrit word Budhi. What does Budhi mean?
To rise
To be enlightened
To wake up
To sleep
47
Which step in the 8 fold path requires deep meditation to lead to enlightenment?
Right Effort
Right Concentration
Right Mindfulness
Right Conduct
48
What is Vajrayana Buddhism also called?
Dancing Buddhism
Visual Buddhism
Meditative Buddhism
Tantric Buddhism
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Which step in the 8 fold path requires giving full attention to proper thoughts, words & deeds?
Right Effort
Right Conduct
Right Livelihood
Right Mindfulness
