Origins and Beliefs of Buddhism Topic 4, Lesson 4

Who was Siddhartha Gautama before he became the Buddha?

• a guru

• an ascetic

• a Brahmin

• a Hindu prince

How did the Buddha achieve enlightenment?

• He fasted

• He meditated.

• He suffered.

• He studied with gurus.

What did the Buddha believe following the Eightfold Path could lead to?

• oneness with God

• knowledge of the Four Noble Truths

• the Middle Way

• an end to desires and suffering

Which belief or practice is not shared by Buddhism?

• reincarnation

• caste system

• cycle of life

• karma

What does Theravada Buddhism emphasize?

• the Buddha's compassion

• the Buddha's path of reincarnation

• the Buddha's wisdom

• the Buddha's history

What does Mahayana Buddhism emphasize?

• the Buddha's compassion

• the Buddha's wisdom

• the Buddha's history

• the Buddha's path to reincarnation

What is nirvana?

• a rock band

• a state of blissful peace without desires or suffering

• a state of perfect wisdom

• liberation from reincarnation

What is enlightenment?

• a state of blissful peace without desires or suffering

• a state of perfect wisdom

• a state with better weather than Wisconsin

• a state of perfect harmony in math

Which religion encourages vegetarianism due to its beliefs about nonviolence to all life?

• Mahayana Buddism

• Theravada Buddhism

• Jainism

• Gingerism

What does it mean to meditate?

• to deny physical comforts and seek a spiritual god

• to calm or clear the mind, often by focusing on a single object

• to spread the word of Buddhism

• to declare nonviolence against all living creatures.