WorksheetsBeginnings of Buddhism
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
To mediate is to think deeply about sacred things.
True
False
Siddhartha Gautama taught that worshiping gods could bring an end to human suffering.
True
False
Nirvana is a condition of endless suffering.
True
False
After Siddhartha Gautama died, Buddhism spread all over India.
True
False
Missionaries are people who spread their religious beliefs to others.
True
False
Before becoming "The Enlightened One" Gautama was a
priest
prince
farmer
soldier
Confronted by human suffering, Gautama thought it best to
pretend that it didn't exist.
change the form of government.
free the mind through meditation.
realized it could not be prevented
Which of the following statements best describe the teachings of Buddha?
They attracted few followers.
They died out shortly after Buddha himself died.
They remained strongest in India where Siddhartha lived.
They have spread to many parts of Asia
What is the Middle Way?
a path through the Himalaya Mountains
another word for the Indus River
the avoidance of too much pleasure and too much worry
the endless wheel of reincarnation
According to Buddhist belief, who can reach nirvana?
anyone who follows the Middle Way
only the upper castes
only the poor
anyone who is partly selfish and partly unselfish
