Buddhism 3

Buddhism in China did not fare well during the latter half of the twentieth century because of ________________

• Christian missionaries.
• WWII.
• the communist revolution.
• Mao Zedong’s Christian beliefs.

Chan Buddhism is better known as ____________

• Pure Land Buddhism.
• Mahayana Buddhism.
• Zen Buddhism.
• Tantric Buddhism.

Chinese Buddhism is characterized by ______________

• a blending of native Chinese religions (especially Shinto) and Indian Buddhism.
• a blending of native Chinese religions (especially Daoism) and Indian Buddhism.
• a blending of native Korean religions and Indian Buddhism.
• a blending of native Chinese religions (especially Daoism) and Islam.

One of the reasons for Chan Buddhism’s success in China was the similarity of many of its principles and practices to those of ___________

• the martial arts in China.
• Vajrayana Buddhism.
• Confucianism.
• Daoism.

Pure Land Buddhism was especially popular among lay practitioners since it offered ________

• equal rights to women.
• a way to escape rebirth on earth without commitment to a monastic lifestyle.
• a way to attain nirvana without becoming a bodhisattva first.
• salvation to anyone who meditated daily.

The monumental images of the Buddha found in China are often not Siddhartha Gautama, but rather __________________

• the Buddha of the Eastern Pure Land.
• the Buddha of the Western Pure Land.
• the Buddha of the Lotus Flower.
• Mi-lo-fo.

To attain rebirth in the Pure Land, all one must do is _________

• light incense at one’s home altar.
• sit back and allow nature to take its course.
• recite the name of the Buddha of the Western Pure Land.
• practice holding the Ones.

Why is Bodhidharma, the monk who brought Chan Buddhism to China, sometimes represented with withered legs?

• Because he was born handicapped.
• To illustrate that one does not need legs to attain enlightenment.
• Because he sat in meditation for so many years that his legs withered.
• Because he taught people that pilgrimages were not authentically Buddhist.

When Buddhism was first developing in China _______.

• it was aided by a constant stream of Indian Buddhist monks who traveled to China every other year
• there was comparatively little contact between India and China
• it was heavily influenced by the teachings of Japanese Buddhist monks
• it blended extensively with local versions of Hinduism

Buddhism and Confucianism conflict with one another in China because __________.

• Buddhism stressed living the good life while Confucianism stressed asceticism
• Confucianism stressed living the good life while Buddhism stressed asceticism
• Buddhism stressed monasticism while Confucianism stressed family life
• Confucianism stressed monasticism while Buddhism stressed family life