New ideas and New Religions

What was the early name of Buddha?

• Mahavira

• Gautama

• Siddhartha

• Ashoka

Where did Buddha attain enlightenment ?

• Bodhgaya

• Kusinara

• Sarnath

• Varanasi

Buddha belonged to a small Gana known as the __________.

• Vajji

• Sakya

• Krishna

• Buddhist

The tree under which Buddha meditated for several days was a Mango tree.

• True

• False

Where does human suffering come from?

• From nature

• Desire and want

• evil and fear

• unmet expectations

The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is known as

• Moksha

• Atman

• Samsara

• Brahman

What does Buddha mean?

• Suffering

• Life of Moderation

• Enlightened One

• An awakening to the truth

What are the basic teachings of Buddhism called?

• Ten Commandments

• The Four Noble Truths

• Shar'ia Law

• The Five Noble Truths

According to the fourth Noble Truth, what is the way to remove desire in order to achieve enlightenment?

• Follow the Ten Commandments

• Get as many material possessions as possible

• Follow the Eightfold Path

• Follow the 12-step Program

What did Siddhartha Guatama see in his travels that upset him?

• He saw too many people that were stealing from the poor and giving to the rich.

• He saw beggars, people who were ill, and people broken down by age with no home and no where to go.

• He saw too many homes that needed to be repaired.

• He saw too many people that needed to bathe.