Like Hinduism, Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism uses _________, which are repeated Sanskrit phrases.
Choose one answer.
a. mudras
b. skandhas
c. atmans
d. mantras
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Like Hinduism, Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism uses _________, which are repeated Sanskrit phrases
Choose one answer.
a. finding a way to love humanity.
b. the true definition of God.
c. how to find a way to overcome suffering
d. how to act morally and correctly in all circumstances.
3
Hinduism is older than Buddhism.
Choose one answer.
a. True
b. False
c. They are approximately the same age.
4
After attaining enlightenment, the Buddha starved himself to death.
Answer:
True False
5
Mahayana means the _____ vehicle.
Choose one answer.
a. tantric
b. small
c. thunderbolt
d. great
6
True or False? In Buddhism, you end suffering in this life through knowledge of the truth and the pursuing sensual pleasures.
Choose one answer.
a. True
b. False
8
A mind to mind transmission outside the scriptures:
Choose one answer.
a. Theravada
b. Mahayana
c. Zen
d. Vajrayana
9
The ultimate goal of Mahayna Buddhism is to
Choose one answer.
a. attain material and personal benefit
b. get rid of ignorance and achieve Nirvana individually
c. become a self-disciplined person
d. assist all living beings to achieve enlightenment
10
Match the following:
Sangha
Dharma
Buddha
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Unlike Hinduism, Buddhism believes that________
Choose one answer.
a. there is no soul.
b. all living beings have the same soul.
c. the individual soul is really part of a greater soul.
d. None of the above
12
Theravada Buddhism differs from Mahayana Buddhism in its ______ .
Choose one answer.
a. belief in life after death
b. belief in one god
c. belief in salvation through one’s own efforts
d. all of the above
13
For Buddhists, everything that seems to exist is really made up of the five
Choose one answer.
a. jewels
b. dharmas
c. teachings
d. skandhas
14
The Buddha’s teachings on the truths of reality and right conduct are called
Choose one answer.
a. the samsara
b. the karma
c. the dharma
d. the Tripitika
15
_______ the cause of suffering.
Choose one answer.
a. Tests are
b. Karma is
c. Not living a holy life is
d. Craving is
16
In Buddhism, the Buddha is considered _____
Choose one answer.
a. God.
b. a great teacher; the one who woke up.
c. part of the Hindu trinity.
d. the messiah.
17
In Zen Buddhism, zazen, a term that means ___________, is an important method of experiencing the Buddha-nature.
Choose one answer.
a. standing meditation
b. walking meditation
c. mindfulness meditation
d. sitting meditation
18
An enlightened individual who could enter nirvana but decides instead to be reborn to help other humans achieve nirvana is known as a ________.
Choose one answer.
a. bodhisattva
b. bhramin
c. prajna
d. bhagavan
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The word for the order of monks and nuns founded by the Buddha is the _______
Choose one answer.
a. Mahayana
b. Theravada
c. Bhavachakra
d. Sangha
Buddha means “blessed”
Answer:
True False
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Buddhism is considered the Middle Way because ______
Choose one answer.
a. it avoids the extremes of hedonism and asceticism.
b. it doesn’t tell you what to believe but lets you figure it out for yourself.
c. Buddhists use all of the eightfold path to reach enlightenment.
d. people have both negative and positive karma.
23
Which values are most closely associated with Buddhism?
Choose one answer.
a. Democracy
b. Giving up desires
c. Education
d. Maintaining the caste system
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