Eight-fold Path, Four Noble Truths, Terms 50 Questions

What is the Eight-fold path?

• Things a Buddhist must do in order to reach nirvana.

• Things that Buddhists must do once a year.

• The annual pilgrimage every Buddhist must do.

Which of the following is not part of the eighfold path?

• Respect life

• Pray five times a day

• Say nothing to hurt others

When did Siddhartha become known as the Buddha?

• When he was born

• When he became enlightened

• When he died

Which of the following are NOT one of the Eightfold Paths?

• Right Speech
• Right Time
• Right Effort
• Right Action

Which of the following DON'T Buddhists believe in?

• The Five Pillars
• The Eightfold Path
• Reincarnation
• Nirvana

Life is full of suffering, sickness and unhappiness.

• True

• False

Right Thought, the second of the Eightfold Path, means that to be awakened you must…

• Understand your thoughts and how they cause desire

• Think only about Buddha

• Think about being enlightened

Right Speech means that you must speak_________?

• Kindly

• With purpose

• BOTH kindly and with purpose

Right Action means to act kindly toward all living things. 

• True
• False

Meditation would be most closely linked to which of the Eightfold Path?

• Right Concentration

• Right Action