buddhism

What is a Jataka?

• The three baskets
• A move in the art of Samurai
• A prayer pose
• Story of a Buddhist previous life
• Release from the samsara

Which of the following is NOT one of Buddhism six reaims of existence?

• Animals
• Anti-gods
• Humans
• Hungry ghosts
• Sealife

Pure Land is a denomination in what religion?

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Confucianism
• Taoism
• Shintoism

Which of the religions did Gautama create?

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Judaism
• Christianity
• Confucianism

What is a Tripitaka?

• Name for tantric sleep
• Triple body of Buddhist reality
• Sacred circle in picture art
• The "three baskets" of Buddhism
• Symbolic gesture

Which of the following might a Buddhist do to improve his or her karma?

• Remove shoes before entering a mosque to pray
• Rinse one's mouth and wash one's hands before entering a shrine to pray
• Offer a bowl of food to a monk
• Pray to one's ancestors

Which of the following best describes a bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism?

• A yoga master
• A Buddhist monk
• Anyone working toward enlightenment
• Someone who has achieved nirvana, but remains in life to help others enlightenment

All of the following are steps in the Eight-fold path EXCEPT:

• Right understdanding
• Right speech
• Right action
• Right loyalty

What insight about life, death, and rebirth did Gautama receive that "enlightened" him about how to live one's life?

• Monasticism is the proper way to recieve enlightenment
• Life must be lived in a middle path between asceticism and desire.
• Practicing yoga and meditation are the only way to enlightenment.
• All reality is one with Brahman.

According to Buddhism, what is the cause of suffering?

• Desire
• Striving after a good reputation
• Material goods
• Human atttachments