Final Buddhism Review

Question 1

Buddha

Answer 1

Means “awakened one”
- Siddartha

Question 2

Sal Tree

Answer 2

Holy tree

Question 3

The Dharma

Answer 3

Buddha’s teachings

Question 4

3 Pitakas

Answer 4

• 3 parts in Pali Canon (written text):
• Pitakas (baskets)
  1.) Discourses (teachings)
  2.) Rules for monks (live in sangas)
  3.) Added teachings

Question 5

Dukkha

Answer 5

• unsatisfied
• truth of suffering

Question 6

Pali Canon

Answer 6

Scripture

Question 7

Noble 8 Fold Path

Answer 7

1.) Right perspective
2.) Right commitment
3.) Right speech
4.) Right actions
5.) Right livelihood
6.) Right focus
7.) Right minfulness
8.) Right meditation

Question 8

Theravada

Answer 8

• Elder’s knowledge
• Oldest existing school for Buddhism

Question 9

Lama

Answer 9

teacher

Question 10

Mantra

Answer 10

Message

Question 11

3 Cardinal Virtues

Answer 11

1.) Loving kindness
2.) Generosity
3.) Understanding
- These add up to compassion

Question 12

Tao

Answer 12

The way

Question 13

Yin-Yang

Answer 13

• Contrast
• Ultimate contrast: Death
• Taoism

Question 14

Koan

Answer 14

Japanese word for riddle/paradox

Question 15

Satori

Answer 15

Japanese word for enlightenment

Question 16

Nirvana

Answer 16

• Means quenching

Question 17

Bodhi Tree

Answer 17

Where Siddartha had first discovery of enlightenment

Question 18

Chakra

Answer 18

Wheel
- biggest symbol in Buddhism

Question 19

Bhavachakra

Answer 19

• Life wheel
• 6 realms of rebirth
• 31 levels of rebirth

Question 20

Tanha

Answer 20

The truth of the cause
- Suffering has a cause

Question 21

4 Noble truths

Answer 21

1.) Truth of suffering
2.) The truth of the cause
3.) The truth of cessation
4.) The truth of the “way”

Question 22

Mahayana

Answer 22

Means “great vehicle”
- More devotional and ceremonial
- branch: Tibetan
- Reads Lotus Sutra (Burning house)

Question 23

Vipassana

Answer 23

mindfulness

Question 24

5 Precepts

Answer 24

1.) Do no harm (ahimsa)
2.) No stealing
3.) Sexual morality
4.) No lying
5.) No intoxicants

Question 25

3 Roots of Evil

Answer 25

- Fristration - Greed - Delusion

Question 26

Tao Te Ching

Answer 26

Means "the way and it's virture" - Lau Tza founder of Taoism

Question 27

Zen

Answer 27

Japanese version of meditation - To sit

Question 28

Paradox

Answer 28

Koan

Question 29

Siddartha Guatama

Answer 29

- Sees 4 signs of old age, sickness, death and sanyasin - Becomes the Buddha

Question 30

Maya

Answer 30

Siddartha's mom

Question 31

Yasodhara

Answer 31

Siddartha's wife

Question 32

Suddhodana

Answer 32

King and Siddartha's dad

Question 33

Confucius

Answer 33

Kong Fuzi - Practical teachings

Question 34

Pajapati

Answer 34

Maya's sister, Siddartha's second wife