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Question 1

What does enlightenment mean?

Accepted Answer

Being awakened from life’s illusions and removed from samsara

Question 2

Nirvana is the spiritual goal of all Buddhist’s

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

What does Arhat mean?

Accepted Answer

Someone who has achieved nirvana/enlightenment and is released from samsara

Question 4

Siddhartha talked about the four noble truths, the middle way, and the eightfold path during his deer park sermon

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

The word Arhat means “worthy one” in Sanskrit

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

What is Sangha?

Accepted Answer

A Buddhist community of monks or nuns

Question 7

Which actions fall under Morality for noble eightfold path? (select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

Right conduct, Right speech, Right livelihood

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the Five precepts

Accepted Answer

Do not beg for work

Question 9

What is Asceticism?

Accepted Answer

Renouncing all material comforts to live a self disciplined life

Question 10

What is the noble eightfold path? (select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

A path that leads to enlightenment, Consists of three main categories: Wisdom, Morality, and Meditation, Moral standard in Buddhism, Something Siddhartha talked about during his sermon at deer park

Question 11

Japanese zen monks believe you should not beg for things and instead earn your livelihood

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Middle Way is when you don’t deprive yourself of life’s necessities but you also don’t live with greed.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Karma in Buddhism has a special focus on your intentions and determines how you will be re-born

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Choose the following of the latter five precepts

Accepted Answer

Don’t eat after noon, Don’t use garlands, perfumers, and ornaments, Don’t watch dances or shows

Question 15

Both Buddhism and Hinduism believe in a cyclical timeline

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Who are Bodhisattvas?

Accepted Answer

Someone who has differed enlightenment to help teach others

Question 17

Which raft is the biggest?

Accepted Answer

Mahayana

Question 18

What is Anatta or Anatman?

Accepted Answer

No soul or self because we are always changing

Question 19

Bodhi means awakening or enlightenment

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

What makes Shin Buddhists unique?

Accepted Answer

They allow monks to have families

Question 21

Who was the Buddha?

Accepted Answer

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 22

520 million people follow Buddhism world wide

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Pali is a more common language than Sanskrit in Buddhism

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

What is dukkha?

Accepted Answer

Existence of suffering

Question 25

what are Mantras

Accepted Answer

Sacred chants

Question 26

Monks and nuns use the latter five precepts

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

What is anicca?

Accepted Answer

The fact that we are always changing

Question 28

The three marks of existence are: Anatta or anatman, anicca, and dukkha

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

How are the Mahayana monks and the Theravada monks different?

Accepted Answer

Mahayana monks believe you need to witness Siddhartha’s way of life

Question 30

In Buddhism what is the focus of Dharma?

Accepted Answer

The Buddha’s teachings and understanding them

Question 31

Which actions fall under Meditation for the noble eightfold path? (select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

Right mindfulness, Right concentration, Right effort

Question 32

Where did Buddhism originate?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 33

Siddhartha lived his whole life as an ascetic

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

The three jewels of Buddhism are: The Buddha, The Dharma, and The Sangha

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

What does the word Buddha mean in Sanskrit?

Accepted Answer

“to awaken” or “one who has found enlightenment”

Question 36

Don’t sleep on high or soft beds and don’t accept gold or silver are NOT part of the latter five precepts

Accepted Answer

False

Question 37

Right understanding and Right thought fall under the category of Wisdom for the noble eightfold path

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

What do the four sights (an old man, a sick man, a corpse, and an ascetic man) show Siddhartha?

Accepted Answer

Old age, sickness, death, and a simple life is sometimes better

Question 39

What is Nirvana?

Accepted Answer

Release from suffering and samsara

Question 40

Which of these events happened in Siddhartha’s life?

Accepted Answer

He found that middle way was better than an ascetic life

Question 41

What are mandalas?

Accepted Answer

Colorful designs to help Tibetan Buddhists meditate

Question 42

Which of these was NOT a significant event in Siddhartha’s life?

Accepted Answer

He lived to be 100 years old before transcending to Nirvana

Question 43

Do not drink intoxicants and don’t engage in sensuous misconduct are also part of the five precepts

Accepted Answer

True

Question 44

What was the Bodhi tree?

Accepted Answer

A fig tree that Siddhartha gained enlightenment under

Question 45

Which raft is manly in Tibet?

Accepted Answer

Vajrayana

Question 46

What were the four passing sights?

Accepted Answer

An old man, a sick man, a corpse, and an ascetic man

Question 47

Arhat is associated with which raft?

Accepted Answer

Theravada

Question 48

Dharma is the same in Hinduism and Buddhism

Accepted Answer

False

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