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Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
What was taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to achieve nirvana?
The Five Pillars
The Four Noble Truths
The Eightfold Path
Ten Commandments
What is a Buddhist shrine that is shaped like a dome or bell?
mosque
stupa
Kaaba
shul
People or water often turn these to send the blessings and prayers that are inside.
Prayer Wheels
Dharma Spinners
Karma Fans
Prayer Screws
What symbolizes enlightenment and is the throne of Buddha for many statues?
Lotus
Rose
Lily
Carnation
What is the belief that actions in this life, whether good or bad, will decide your place in the next life?
karma
dharma
Brahman
Atman
What is the Buddhist community of monks and nuns; one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism?
Dharma
Karma
Sangha
Sutra
What is a celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death?
O-Bon
Vesak
Hanukkah
Ramadan
What is it to go without food for a period of time?
fast
feast
fest
fat
What is it called to focus the mind on spiritual ideas?
meditation
mediation
median
mediocre
Why did King Suddhodana keep Siddhartha in the palace?
So he wouldn't see suffering
So he wouldn't get sick
So he wouldn't fall in love
So he wouldn't overeat
Buddha's real name was Siddhartha Gautama.
True
False
Siddhartha learned that being an ascetic did not bring enlightenment, so he aimed to find a balance between the extremes of pleasure and pain. He called this the...
holy way
higher way
middle way
Buddhist way
The Buddha said that one could end suffering and find enlightenment by following...
ones' own heart
the Eightfold Path
Asceticism
your Dharma
Where does human suffering come from?
From nature
Desire and attachment
evil and fear
unmet expectations
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is known as
Moksha
Atman
Samsara
Brahman
What does Buddha mean?
Suffering
Life of Moderation
Enlightened One
An awakening to the truth
What are the basic teachings of Buddhism concerning suffering called?
Ten Commandments
The Four Noble Truths
Shar'ia Law
The Five Noble Truths
Siddhartha was born in what is now Nepal but was then ___.
India.
China.
Hong Kong.
Japan.
This leader of Buddhist Tibet had to flee the country after the Chinese invaded in the 1950s
Dalai Lama
Bodhisattva
the lamadama
Delhi Lama
What does Vesak or Wesak celebrate?
The Middle Path
The birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha
The life of the Dalai Lama
When the Qur'an was revealed to Muhammad
Siddhartha's father wanted to prevent his son from
being well educated.
marrying.
seeing people suffer.
living a life of luxury.
The three forms of suffering that Siddhartha encountered were
aging, greed, and health.
sickness, knowledge, and aging.
aging, sickness, and death.
death, persecution, and sickness.
Buddhism sacred texts
Qur'an
Tripitaka
Bible
Torah
Vedas
What is the name for the collection of Buddha's teachings?
dharma
sutras
five precepts
samsara
What is the symbol for the path to enlightenment?
eight spoked wheel
swastika
lily flower
mandala
Which of these is a branch of Buddhism?
Mahayana
Thermador
Mantra
Tripitaka
Which of these is NOT one of the three jewels?
Buddha
Dharma
Sangha
Tripitaka
