Deck 5: Buddhism

Question 1

What is the definition of the following term:
-anatman:

Answer 1

(ahn-aht'muhn, Sanskrit; anatta, ahn-aht'tah, Pali) "No-self." The Buddha's doctrine that there is no independent and eternal self or soul underlying personal existence.

Question 2

What is the definition of the following term:
-arhat:

Answer 2

(ahr'huht; Sanskrit, "one who is worthy") In Theravada Buddhism, one who has attained nirvana and is not subject to rebirth.

Question 3

What is the definition of the following term:
-bodhisattva:

Answer 3

(boh-dee-saht'vah; Sanskrit) An "enlightenment being" or "one who is on the path to enlightenment."

Question 4

What is the definition of the following term:
-Buddha:

Question 5

What is the definition of the following term:
-Buddha nature:

Question 6

What is the definition of the following term:
-Dharma:

Question 7

What is the definition of the following term:
-dukkha:

Question 8

What is the definition of the following term:
-emptiness:

Question 9

What is the definition of the following term:
-interdependent origination:

Question 10

What is the definition of the following term:
-karma:

Question 11

What is the definition of the following term:
-lama:

Question 12

What is the definition of the following term:
-Mahayana Buddhism:

Question 13

What is the definition of the following term:
-mandala:

Question 14

What is the definition of the following term:
-mantra:

Question 15

What is the definition of the following term:
-Middle Way:

Question 16

What is the definition of the following term:
-Nichiren Buddhism:

Question 17

What is the definition of the following term:
-nirvana:

Question 18

What is the definition of the following term:
-Noble Eightfold Path:

Question 19

What is the definition of the following term:
-Pali Canon:

Question 20

What is the definition of the following term:
-parinirvana:

Question 21

What is the definition of the following term:
-Pure Land Buddhism:

Question 22

What is the definition of the following term:
-samsara:

Question 23

What is the definition of the following term:
-sangha:

Question 24

What is the definition of the following term:
-shunyata:

Question 25

What is the definition of the following term:
-skandhas:

Question 26

What is the definition of the following term:
-skillful means:

Question 27

What is the definition of the following term:
-stupas:

Question 28

What is the definition of the following term:
-sutra:

Question 29

What is the definition of the following term:
-Theravada Buddhism:

Question 30

What is the definition of the following term:
-Three Refuges:

Question 31

What is the definition of the following term:
-Tiantai Buddhism:

Question 32

What is the definition of the following term:
-Tipitaka:

Question 33

What is the definition of the following term:
-trikaya:

Question 34

What is the definition of the following term:
-Vajrayana Buddhism:

Question 35

What is the definition of the following term:
-Zen and Chan Buddhism:

Question 36

According to the Buddha's doctrine of Interdependent Origination,

A) all things come into existence in connection with other things.
B) the Buddha's teaching originated in connection with Hindu teachings.
C) the lives of all people began before time began.
D) All of the above

Question 37

The Buddha lived in

A) India.
B) Pakistan.
C) China.
D) Tibet.

Question 38

The Buddha was the son of a

A) sage.
B) king.
C) priest.
D) incense-seller.

Question 39

The Buddha's father tried to insulate his son from the outside world because he was afraid he might become

A) a common laborer.
B) a priest.
C) mentally ill.
D) a spiritual teacher.

Question 40

The "Four Sights" that led to the Prince Siddhartha's renunciation included an old man, a sick man, a corpse, and a

A) widow.
B) murderer.
C) mentally ill person.
D) monk.

Question 41

Siddhartha's first act of renunciation was

A) removing his fine clothes and cutting his hair.
B) joining a forest monastery.
C) taking a bodhisattva vow.
D) taking off his crown.

Question 42

The Middle Way is the path between

A) love and hate.
B) self-indulgence and self-denial.
C) a past life and a reincarnation.
D) suffering and ecstasy.

Question 43

The Middle Way is the way between

A) life and death.
B) love and hate.
C) grasping and aversion.
D) health and illness.

Question 44

After his enlightenment, the Buddha

A) spent the rest of his life teaching.
B) withdrew to a monastery.
C) ordained one thousand priests.
D) returned to his wife and son.

Question 45

Which of the following is the best date for the Buddha?

A) 700 bce
B) 500 bce
C) 300 bce
D) 100 bce.

Question 46

According to Buddhism, human beings are composed of

A) pujas.
B) delar.
C) skandhas.
D) durgas.

Question 47

According to the Buddha, suffering is caused by

A) desire.
B) misperception.
C) selfishness.
D) carelessness.

Question 48

In Buddhism, Dharma refers to the _______ of the Buddha.

A) physical body
B) spiritual "body"
C) teaching
D) relics

Question 49

The Sanskrit word nirvana refers to the _______ of desire.

A) mastery
B) avoidance
C) extinguishing
D) danger

Question 50

The first sermon of the Buddha after his enlightenment was the Sermon in the

A) Deer Park.
B) Desert.
C) Empty Lands.
D) Temple.

Question 51

Parinirvana is

A) complete and final entry into nirvana.
B) the state one reaches just before enlightenment.
C) the failure to attain enlightenment.
D) a realization of truth that leads to nirvana.

Question 52

Buddhists refer to impermanence, no-self, and suffering as the

A) Three Truths.
B) Three Marks of Existence.
C) Three Pains.
D) Three Masks.

Question 53

The Sanskrit word for "no-self" is

A) avidya.
B) arcana.
C) anapest.
D) anatman.

Question 54

The first of the Four Noble Truths is that

A) life is full of suffering.
B) there is no true self.
C) detachment is the key to happiness.
D) all things are always changing.

Question 55

The Buddha's prescription for an end to suffering is

A) self-denial.
B) the Eightfold Path.
C) the Three Poisons.
D) All of the above

Question 56

The Buddha taught that

A) there is a universal God known only to those who attain enlightenment.
B) there is a Triad of great gods known only to those who attain enlightenment.
C) the gods exist but have no power in the material world.
D) the gods are not helpful in bringing an end to suffering.

Question 57

According to the Buddhist doctrine of impermanence,

A) some things change.
B) all things change, sooner or later.
C) all things are constantly changing.
D) the world will come to an end one day.

Question 58

The earliest collection of Buddhist texts and the scriptural foundation of Theravada Buddhism is the

A) Tipitaka.
B) Sayings of the Elders.
C) Diamond Sutra.
D) ) Lotus Sutra.

Question 59

The earliest of the traditions within Buddhism is

A) Theravada.
B) Nichiren.
C) Mahayana.
D) Shingon.

Question 60

Some Buddhists take a _______ vow to help others make spiritual progress.

A) penitential
B) bodhisattva
C) celibacy
D) monastic

Question 61

Which of the following is a virtue emphasized in Mahayana Buddhism?

A) Compassion
B) Courage
C) Humility
D) Rationality

Question 62

Which Buddhist tradition makes use of koans (such as "What is the sound of one hand clapping?") as an aid to enlightenment?

A) Vajrayana
B) Shingon
C) Theravada
D) Zen

Question 63

The First Buddhist Council was convened to

A) preserve the teachings of the Buddha.
B) ordain the first generation of Buddhist priests.
C) bury the body of the Buddha.
D) choose a successor to the Buddha.

Question 64

In the third century bce, Buddhism was promoted in India by King

A) Darius.
B) Indra.
C) Mahatma.
D) Ashoka.

Question 65

Which of the following is a country in which Theravada Buddhism thrives?

A) China
B) Tibet
C) Burma
D) Sri Lanka

Question 66

Which Buddhist tradition teaches that Amitabha Buddha will save those who call upon his name?

A) Pure Land
B) Nichiren
C) Vajrayana
D) Zen

Question 67

Which of the following teaches that enlightenment depends entirely on the effort of the individual?

A) Pure Land
B) Shingon
C) Nichiren
D) Zen

Question 68

Which Buddhist tradition incorporates Tantric beliefs and practices?

A) Vajrayana
B) Mahayans
C) Theravada
D) Dharmaguptaka

Question 69

In which of the following is Mahayana the most prominent form of Buddhism?

A) Thailand
B) Cambodia
C) China
D) Laos

Question 70

Buddhists "take refuge" in the

A) Buddha.
B) Dharma.
C) Sangha.
D) All of the above

Question 71

Vesak is a celebration of the _______ of the Buddha.

A) birth
B) teaching
C) cremation
D) compassion

Question 72

Stupas are

A) sermons of the Buddha.
B) burial mounds containing relics of the Buddha and Buddhist saints.
C) monks.
D) priests.

Question 73

Vipassana is

A) asceticism.
B) mindfulness meditation.
C) enlightenment.
D) a holiday that marks the death of the Buddha.

Question 74

An important part of Buddhist teaching is that there is no enduring soul or self.

Question 75

Samsara is the cycle of life, death, and rebirth.

Question 76

Dukkha means "suffering."

Question 77

The Buddha lived his life in Tibet.

Question 78

The Buddha taught that the gods cannot be helpful in the quest for an end to suffering.

Question 79

The Middle Way, a principle taught by the Buddha, is the path between this life and reincarnation.

Question 80

The Buddha taught that the highest obligation of human beings is to know God.