Buddhism

Question 1

When was Buddhism founded?

Answer 1

In 6th Century B.C.E.

Question 2

Where are most Buddhists found?

Answer 2

In East and Southeast Asia

Question 3

Where is Java?

Answer 3

In Indonesia

Question 4

Who is Siddhartha (Gautama)?

Answer 4

The founder of Buddhism; Young prince who was born in India (560-480 B.C.E)

Question 5

What was Siddhartha’s son’s name?

Answer 5

Rahula

Question 6

When does Siddhartha decide to seek enlightenment?

Answer 6

At 29 years old

Question 7

When does Siddhartha find enlightenment?

Answer 7

While meditating under a fig tree

Question 8

What is Siddhartha called after he is enlightened?

Answer 8

Buddha

Question 9

What is a Sangha?

Answer 9

Buddhist monastic order

Question 10

What is Dharma?

Answer 10

Teachings of Buddha; Law

Question 11

What do Buddhists believe about souls?

Answer 11

The soul doesn’t exist. People live in a state of anatman (the absence of enduring souls)

Question 12

What are the 5 mental or physical elements of a soul?

Answer 12

Physical bodies 
Feelings 
Understanding 
Will 
Consciousness

Question 13

What are the 4 Noble Truths?

Answer 13

To live is to suffer
Suffering is caused by desire
Suffering can be brought to cessation
The solution to suffering is the eightfold path

Question 14

What is the Eightfold Path?

Answer 14

Right View (Know the truth)
Right Intentions (Free your mind of evil)
Right Speech (Say nothing that hurts others)
Right Action (Work for the good of others)
Right Livelihood (Respect life)
Right Effort (Resist evil)
Right Concentration (Practice meditation)
Right Mindfulness (Control your thoughts)

Question 15

What is the Middle Path?

Answer 15

Fourth of Buddha’s four truths, between extreme suffering and extreme lavishness

Question 16

What is Kharma?

Answer 16

Actions driven by intentions which leads to future consequences

Believed to bind one to the endless cycle of life, death, and rebirth

Question 17

What is Nirvana?

Answer 17

Extinguished; put out like a candle

Basic goal of Buddhism

This is the final step in the eightfold path

It means to extinguish tanha (what causes karma)
What tanha is extinguished it releases one from the cycle of life that includes birth, suffering, death, and rebirth

One who achieves this step is known as an arhat or “saint”

Question 18

What is Tanha?

Answer 18

A thing that causes Kharma; Desire, thirst, craving

Question 19

What is an Arhat?

Answer 19

Saint; one who has followed the Eightfold Path and has arrived at Nirvana

Question 20

What does Buddha mean?

Answer 20

Enlightened one

Question 21

What does Ascetic mean?

Answer 21

A person devoted to their religion much so that they become hermits in the forest and live a life of spiritual austerity and self-discipline

Question 22

What does Anatman mean?

Answer 22

The absence of enduring souls

Question 23

What are the Five Basic Rules of Moral Conduct?

Answer 23

Abstain from killing
Abstain from stealing
Abstain from lying
Abstain from engaging in improper sexual conduct
Abstain from partaking of intoxicants

Question 24

What could a monk do?

Answer 24

Take what is given to him
Eat once a day
Beneficial speech
Be honest

Question 25

What is type of Buddhism is Theravada Buddhism?

Answer 25

Conservative Buddhism

Question 26

What are the major locations for Theravada Buddhism?

Answer 26

``` Sri Lanka Burma(Myanmar) Thailand Cambodia Laos ```

Question 27

What do Theravada Buddhists believe?

Answer 27

One must achieve enlightenment without reliance on the gods or any force beyond themselves; also believe in multiple past Buddhas

Question 28

What must a person do if they do not want to become a monk?

Answer 28

They must support the needs of the monks

Question 29

What do Theravada monks seek?

Answer 29

Release from life through meditation and self-denial

Question 30

When did Mahayana Buddhism begin?

Answer 30

In 3rd Century B.C.E or the 200's

Question 31

What do Mahayana Buddhists believe?

Answer 31

They believe that Buddha Gautama was more than a human; Believe that there are more Buddhas in different cosmos

Question 32

What class did the Mahayana Buddhists make and what did they do?

Answer 32

The Bodhisattvas who provide help for humans struggling with the problems of life

Question 33

Where did Mahayana Buddhism spread in the sixth century?

Answer 33

Japan

Question 34

Where did Mahayana Buddhism spread in 3rd century?

Answer 34

China and India

Question 35

What religion absorbed Buddhism and how did they do it?

Answer 35

Jainism; they stated that Gautama (Siddhartha) was the 9th avatar of Vishnu

Question 36

Why did Buddhism decline in India?

Answer 36

People said the Gautama (Siddhartha) was the 9th avatar of Vishnu

Question 37

What are other names for Tibetan Buddhism?

Answer 37

Bon and Tantric Buddhism

Question 38

What are Tibetan Buddhists most concerned with?

Answer 38

Life in the world more than enlightenment

Question 39

What do Tibetan Buddhists believe?

Answer 39

That magic can help them with problems in life; people could conquer their desire for forbidden items i.e. meat, wine, and drugs, by overindulging

Question 40

What do Tebrtan Buddhists seek?

Answer 40

They seek mystical union with Shiva and Kali through certain actions

Question 41

What is the most common phrase within Tibetan Buddhism?

Answer 41

"Om mani padme hum" or "Om the jewel in the lotus hum"; this is used to invoke Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Question 42

What are the two groups of the Clergy of Lamas?

Answer 42

Yellow Hat school and Red hat school

Question 43

What is Red Hat school best known for?

Answer 43

Bardo Thodol (Book of the dead)

Question 44

What is Yellow hat school best known for?

Answer 44

Dalai Lama

Question 45

Mandala

Answer 45

A spiritual and ritual symbol in Indian religions, representing the universe. The basic form of most mandalas is a square with four gates containing a circle with a center point

Question 46

Stupa

Answer 46

Mound-like structure containing relics; also acts like a temple holding ashes

Question 47

Pagoda

Answer 47

Tiered tower with multiple eaves; Sometimes used as temples/places of worship