Learning About World Religion: Buddhism

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What does "Buddha" mean?

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Awakened One

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Where was Prince Siddhartha born?

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India

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Which of the following is a basic Buddhist belief? Options: teaching simple principles, embracing people from any level of society, reaching enlightenment, all answers apply

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all answers apply

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What two possible futures did the Hindu priests predict for Prince Siddhartha?

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a great ruler or enlightened being

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What did Siddhartha's father most want his son to become? Options: a powerful ruler, a great religious leader, a strong warrior, a husband and father

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a powerful ruler

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Siddhartha's father wanted to prevent his son from

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seeing people suffer.

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What happened when Siddhartha was 29?

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He had a son and began to travel outside of his palaces.

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Siddhartha was inspired to leave his royal life and search for enlightenment when he saw

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suffering.

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On the prince's first trip outside the palace, he saw a thin, weak man walking along the road. This person was:

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old.

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The three forms of suffering that Siddhartha encountered were: aging, greed, and health., sickness, knowledge, and aging., aging, sickness, and death., death, persecution, and sickness.

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aging, sickness, and death.