20 Key Facts buddhism

Question 1

What name is given to the teaching of the Buddha?

Answer 1

Dharma

Question 2

Fill in the blank: One of the Buddhist “three marks of existence” is that everything is _______________ and constantly in flux. This is known as anicca

Answer 2

impermanent

Question 3

Fill in the blank: One of the Buddhist “three marks of existence” is that, as everything is constantly changing, there can be no permanent _______, or soul. This is anatta.

Answer 3

Self

Question 4

Fill in the blank: One of the Buddhist “three marks of existence” is that everything constantly changing causes us to feel unsatisfied, which leads to ______________. This is dukkha.

Answer 4

Suffering

Question 5

Fill in the blank: Buddhists believe that everything is __________________. This means that everything that happens has an affect on other things.

Answer 5

interconnected

Question 6

Fill in the blank: Buddhism originated in the country of ____________ in the 5th century BCE.

Answer 6

India

Question 7

Fill in the blank: The original ______________ was called Siddhartha Gotama.

Answer 7

Budda

Question 8

Fill in the blank: The term “Buddha” literally means someone who has been _______________ to the way things really are (enlightened).

Answer 8

Awakened

Question 9

Fill in the blank: Buddhism is also known as the _________________ way, because the Buddha tried to live a life of balance between poverty and luxury.

Answer 9

Middle

Question 10

In what year BCE is Siddhartha Gotama thought to have been born?

Answer 10

563

Question 11

Fill in the blank: Siddhartha’s mother had a dream about an ____________ with six tusks coming down from heaven and entering her womb. This was interpreted to mean that her baby would be very wise.

Answer 11

Elephant

Question 12

Fill in the blank: Siddhartha is thought to have been born while his mother was _____________ in the gardens of Lumbini!

Answer 12

Walking

Question 13

Fill in the blank: When the baby Siddhartha was born, he immediately walked _________ steps and a lotus flower grew in each of his footprints!

Answer 13

7

Question 14

Fill in the blank: After Siddhartha was born, a holy man told his father that the baby would grow up to either be a __________ or a holy man.

Answer 14

King

Question 15

Fill in the blank: Siddhartha’s father wanted him to be a _________ when he grew up.

Answer 15

King

Question 16

Fill in the blank: Siddhartha’s parents didn’t want him to experience any difficulty, so they only allowed him to live ________ the palace grounds.

Answer 16

Inside

Question 17

Fill in the blank: When Siddhartha eventually got outside the palace grounds he saw an old man and realised that everyone got ________ no matter how rich they were.

Answer 17

Old

Question 18

Fill in the blank: When Siddhartha eventually got outside the palace grounds he saw a sick person and realised that everyone gets _______ at some point in their lives.

Answer 18

Sick

Question 19

Fill in the blank: When Siddhartha eventually got outside the palace grounds he saw a dead person and realised that everyone will ______ one day.

Answer 19

Die

Question 20

Fill in the blank: When Siddhartha realised that everyone eventually gets old, gets sick and will one day die, he was no longer ___________ with his wealth and life of luxury.

Answer 20

Satisfied