Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems

Siddhartha Gautama founded Buddhism and was later called Buddha. What does the word Buddha mean?

• Golden man

• Untouchable One

• Enlightened One

• Big One

Which path of yoga is characterized by a deep devotion and love for all beings, emphasizing a personal connection with the divine?

• Bhakti Yoga

• Jnana Yoga

• Karma Yoga

• Raja Yoga

Which among the following is NOT included in the four noble truths teaching of Buddha?

• The world is full of suffering.

• Desire causes suffering.

• Suffering is permanent.

• There is an end to suffering.

A Chinese leader who is the cause of the permanent exile of Dalai Lama in India.

• Mao Zedong

• Nichiren Daishonin

• Songstan Gampo

• Dalai Lama

Bodhisattva is also known as ______________

• Diligent being

• Honest being

• Enlightened being

• Immovable being

The sacred writing of Hindus is categorized into two classes namely ____________.

• shruti and smriti

• raja and smriti

• shruti and bhakti

• jnana and smriti

What do you call the sacred scripture of Buddhism?

• Vedas

• Tripitaka

• Quran

• Torah

Pay vigilant attention to every state of the body, feeling, and mind. Which path is being described?

• Right Concentration

• Right Mindfulness

• Right Speech

• Right Action

Fully ordained Buddhist female monastic members are called as ____________.

• arhat

• bodhisattva

• bhikkunis

• bhikkhus

What is the world's longest poem, a monumental Sanskrit literature of ancient India composed of around one hundred thousand verses?

• Ramayana

• Rigveda

• Bhagavad Gita

• Mahabharata