Buddha and Ashoka

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

• Siddhartha

• Mahavira

• brahmins

Buddha was _______ by birth.

• a brahmin

• a kshatriya

• Vaishya

Gautama Buddha passed away at _____________.

• Kusinara

• Bodhgaya

• Sarnath

• Varanasi

Buddha believed that the results of our actions are called ____

• karma

• tanha

• both

What does Buddha mean?

• Suffering

• Life of Moderation

• Enlightened One

• An awakening to the truth

What did Siddhartha Guatama see in his travels that upset him?

• He saw too many people that were stealing from the poor and giving to the rich.

• He saw beggars, people who were ill, and people broken down by age with no home and no where to go.

• He saw too many homes that needed to be repaired.

• He saw too many people that needed to bathe.

What is a Buddhist shrine that is shaped like a dome or mound?

• mosque

• stupa

• Kaaba

• shul

Who was the founder of the Maurya Dynasty?

• A) Ashoka

• B) Chandragupta Maurya

• C) Bindusara

• D) Bimbisara

Which of the following is a symbol associated with Ashoka's reign?

• A) Lotus

• B) Lion Capital

• C) Peacock

• D) Elephant

What was the primary language used in Ashoka's edicts?

• A) Sanskrit

• B) Pali

• C) Prakrit

• D) Tamil