Buddhism and Hinduism Overview

The world's oldest continuous religion is...

• Christianity
• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Judaism

Hinduism is the ​ (a)   -largest religion worldwide, after ​ (b)   and Islam. Roughly 94 percent of the world’s Hindus live in ​ (c)   .

• third
• Christianity
• India
• China
• 5th

The swastika is an ancient symbol In Hindu culture which means...

• chaos and disorder
• war and destruction
• bad luck and misfortune
• good fortune and luck

Hinduism is about ______ years old.

• 1000-2000

• 4000-5000

• 2000-300

• 7000-8000

Buddhism was founded about ______ years ago in India.

• 2500
• 1500
• 3000
• 2000

True or False: Buddhism is a polytheistic relgion.

• True
• False

True or False: Buddhism is a monotheistic relgion.

• True
• False

• Followers of Buddhism don’t acknowledge a supreme god or deity. They instead focus on achieving enlightenment—a state of inner peace and wisdom. When followers reach this spiritual echelon, they’re said to have experienced _______.

• Dharma
• Karma
• Nirvana
• Samsara

The founder of Buddhism was

• Siddhartha Gautama
• Zoroaster
• Confucius
• Laozi

Buddha’s most important teachings, known as ...

• Three Jewels
• Eightfold Path
• Five Precepts
• Four Noble Truths