GCSE Religious Studies Keyword Quiz #9

Enlightenment means

• being reborn into another being - reincarnation

• three characteristics fundamental to all things: dukkha, anicca and anatta

• the gaining of true knowledge about the nature of reality

• a demon that represents spiritual obstacles, especially temptation

Dependent arising is...

• an image that symbolises samsara, often found in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and temples

• the Jataka tales which are popular stories about the lives of the Buddha

• the three realisations that the Buddha made in order to achieve enlightenment

• the idea that all things arise in dependence upon conditions

Which of these are the three refuges?

• The Buddha

• The Sangha

• The Dharma

• The Karma

What is an image that symbolises samsara, often found in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and temples...

• The Tibetan Pillar of Life

• The Tibetan Hat of Life

• The Tibetan Wheel of Life

• The Tibetan Triangle of Life

What is the definition of samsara?

• the language used in later Indian Buddhist texts

• the repeating cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth

• a demon that represents spiritual obstacles, especially temptation

• the Buddha’s teachings

The five skandhas are: form, sensations, perceptions, mental activity and consciousness. What do Buddhists believe they represent?

• the five noble truths

• the five aspects that make up a person

• the fivefold path

• the five ascetics

Samatha meditation is

• Insight meditation

• Imagining or seeing an image or object in one's mind

• Calming meditation

Vipassana meditation is

• Insight meditation

• Imagining or seeing an image or object in one's mind

• Calming meditation

Visualisation meditation is

• Insight meditation

• Imagining or seeing an image or object in one's mind

• Calming meditation

How might Christians celebrate Christmas?

• Christingles

• Re-telling the story of the Incarnation

• Lighting candles

• Giving each other chocolate eggs