Buddhism Overview

Where was Prince Siddhartha born?

• Pakistan

• India

• China

• Egypt

Which of the following is a basic Buddhist belief?

• Teaching simple principles

• Embracing people from any level of society

• Reaching enlightenment

• All of these options

What did Siddhartha's father most want his son to become?

• A powerful ruler

• A great religious leader

• A strong warrior

• A husband and father

Siddhartha's father wanted to prevent his son from

• Being well educated

• Marrying

• Seeing people suffer

• Living a life of luxury

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

• Happiness

• Suffering

• Greed

• Wealth

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

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

• Old

• Sick

• Dying

• All of these things

The teachings of "right understanding," "right action," and "right concentration" are part of the

• Four Noble Truths

• Ascetic lifestyle

• Hindu religion

• Eightfold Path

The basic principles of Buddhism, such as "suffering is present in all things," is called

• The Eightfold Path

• The Four Noble Truths

• Nirvana

• Enlightenment

Siddhartha meditated about the way to reach true happiness and peace, also called

• Alms

• Nirvana

• The Four Noble Truths

• Buddhism