Let's look at World Religions: Buddhism

How many people practice Buddhism today

• 100 Million

• 360 million

• 50 million

What did Siddhartha Gautama learn about mankind?

• Only the poor suffer

• Only the rich suffer

• all men suffer

What moment marks the beginning of Buddhism?

• 
  

  when Siddharta Gautama leaves his family's palace

• 
  

  when Siddharta Gautama learns that people suffer

• 
  

  when Siddharta Gautama achieves "bodhi," or enlightenment

True or False: according to the Four Noble Truths, suffering lasts forever.

• True

• False

What did Buddha describe as the "highest happiness"?

• karma

• nirvana

• suffering

Buddhists believe you should show compassion to____.

• only animals

• all living things

• only humans

True or False: Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in reincarnation.

• false

• true

Why did the Buddha create the Sangha?

• to encourage people to worship him

• to make people take care of household responsibilities

• to free people to focus on Buddhist teachings

How could you describe the relationship between the sangha and the community?

• they depend on each other

• the dislike each other

• they ignore each other

Which branch of Buddhism is practiced by more people and more widely spread?

• Mahayana Buddhism

• Theravada Buddhism