SPREAD AND INFLUENCE OF BUDDHISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Buddhism reached the country via this sea route near ....

• the beginning of the 1st millennium CE.

• the end of the 1st millennium CE.

• the beginning of the 6th millennium CE.

• the end of the 6th millennium CE.

Zen and Pure Land traditions were introduced from China into the northern and central sections of the country in ......

• 7th century

• 6th century

• 8th century

• 8th century

What is reincarnation?

• A belief that a soul returns to life in another being animal or human, after death

• A belief that ones actions determines ones fate

• A belief that everything in nature contains kami

• Moral that each person should follow and believe

Which is one of Buddha's teachings?

•  

   Life is like a box of chocolates.

•  Karma determines the course of our life

•  

   Live your best life without worry of consequences

   

•  Suffering exists in the world, but humans can overcome it by becoming enlightened

   

The country which has Theravada Buddhism as a national religion is.....

• Malaysia

• Singapore

• Philippines

• Burma

 Buddhism is the ...... largest religious denomination in Malaysia.

• second

• third

• first

• fourth

When and where is the Vesak celebration held? 

• From around the 7th century until the 14th century at Sriwijaya

• Every year on the full moon in May at Borobudur

• During the New Order era at Java

• In the 8th century at Shailendra

Which is the most significant Buddhist artifact in the Philippines? 

• Vajrayāna

• Theravāda

• The Bodhisattva of Compassion

• The gold statue of the deity Tara

When did Buddhism spread in Brunei?

• 5th - 6th

   

• 4th - 5th

• 6th - 7th 

• 5th - 7th

How did Buddhism spread in Singapore?

• Due to immigrants from Southeast Asia, South Asia and China coming to Singapore to work

   

   

• Due to Buddhist monks from all over the world transiting in Singapore on their way to Buddhist holy sites

• Due to the nature of Singapore, there has been Buddhism before

• Both A & B