Week 2 Introducing Buddhism

In which country did Buddhism start?

• China
• India
• Nepal
• Japan

In what year did Hinduism start, approximately?

• 48 BC
• 4800 BC
• 480 BC
• 480 AD

Number and percentage of Buddhists in the world

• 520 million/7%
• 52 million/0.7%
• 5.2 million/0.07%

How big a religion is Buddhism in the world?

• Largest
• Third largest
• Fifth largest
• Fourth largest

Where do most Buddhists live?

• North America
• East Asia
• Europe
• Africa

Where and when was the Buddha born?

• China, 48 BC
• India, 4800 BC
• Nepal, 480 BC
• Japan, 48 AD

What was the name of the Buddha?

• Prince Siddhartha Gautama

• Prince Buddha

• Prince Robert

• Prince Suddhodana Tharu

True or false? Prince Siddhartha Gautama´s dad only wanted Siddartha to see and have nice things and did not want him to go outside.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Why did Prince Siddhartha Gautama´s dad only want his son to see and have nice things?

• He wanted him to be the next Buddha
• He wanted him to be the next King
• He wanted him to marry a princess

Why did Prince Siddhartha Gautama´s not want his son to go outside?

• He wanted his son to tidy his bedroom

• He wanted his son to pray to the Buddha

• If his son saw people suffering, he would want to help and not want to be a King