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Key Concepts in Buddhism

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a kalpa?

One day
One lifetime
One rainy season
Millions or billions of years

Answer explanation

Lecture 3, slide 8: A kalpa is a very long period of time, equivalent to millions or billions of years.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does saṃsāra mean?

Meditation
Wandering through birth, death, and rebirth
Monastic discipline
Awakening

Answer explanation

Lecture 3, slide 25: Saṃsāra is wandering or drifting through the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does karma mean?

Deeds of body, speech, and mind
Only physical deeds
Only thoughts
Deeds from past lives only

Answer explanation

Lecture 5, slide 10: Karma means action, including deeds of body, speech, and mind.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Buddha mean?

Monk
King
Awakened one
Teacher’s attendant

Answer explanation

Lecture 4, slide 27: Buddha means enlightened or awakened one.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Dharma mean?

Relics
Teachings
A rebirth realm
A monastery

Answer explanation

Lecture 6, slide 8: Dharma means teachings.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a bhiksu?

A monk, literally a “beggar”
A king
A god
A nun

Answer explanation

Lecture 8, slide 13: Bhiksu means monk, literally beggar.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a bhiksuni?

A female lay supporter
A goddess
A teacher’s attendant
A nun

Answer explanation

Lecture 8, slide 13: Bhiksuni means nun.

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