Ch 16

Who is the key person???

• Buddha

• Jesus

• Muhammad

• Mahatma Gandhi

Whats the goal of Buddhism??

• To reach nirvana

• Fly across the world

• Read the tripitaka

• Read the mahayana

Is Buddhism a religion or Belief system??

• relief pystem

• belief system

• religion

• religious

Buddha's real name was Siddhartha Gautama.

• True

• False

After interpreting the queen's dream (Buddha's mother), the Brahmins said this might happen...

• The prince could rule the universe.

• he might die

• he might discover the sacred recipe for coffee

• if the prince left his royal life he might become the Buddha

a person who gives up worldly pleasures such as possessions, clothes, money, and shelter is...

• an ascetic

• a Brahmin

• The 4 Noble Truths

• a god

Siddhartha Gautama didn't travel outside his palace(s) until he was...

• 15 years old

• 19 years old

• 20 years old

• 29 years old

While sneaking out of the palace a few times, what did Siddhartha see?

• a lady, a dead body, and a sick person

• a man, a dead body, and a sick person

• an old person, a sick person, and a lady

• an old person, a sick person, and a dead body.

By being an ascetic, Buddha found enlightenment.

• True

• False.

Siddhartha learned that being an ascetic did not bring enlightenment, so he aimed to find a balance between the extremes of pleasure and pain. He called this the...

• holy way

• higher way

• middle way

• Buddhist way