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Buddhist key terms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Enlightenment or awakening

a)

Nirvana

b)

Samsara

c)

Dukkha

d)

Karma

2.

The law of cause and effect

a)

Samsara

b)

karma

c)

bodhisattva

d)

atman

3.

The Buddhist concept of no-self or no soul

a)

Jiva

b)

dukkha

c)

atman

d)

anatta

4.

The wheel of existence or the cycle of life

a)

nirodha

b)

samsara

c)

tanha

d)

atman

5.

The term for the four 'caste' groups

a)

Varna

b)

Jiva

c)

Jati

d)

Sramana

6.

Non-violence or non harm to any living being

a)

Anicca

b)

Anatta

c)

Ahimsa

d)

Atman

7.

The Hindu concept of the soul

a)

Jiva

b)

samsara

c)

atman

d)

anicca

8.

A wandering holy person

a)

samsara

b)

sadhu

c)

sangha

d)

Buddhist

9.

The act of worship common in Hinduism

a)

Puja

b)

karma

c)

pumba

d)

jati

10.

The act of devotion towards a deity common in Hinduism

a)

veda

b)

bhakti

c)

jiva

d)

bhikkhu

11.

The groups of wandering holy people who influenced the Buddha

a)

The sramana movement

b)

The eco movement

c)

Renunciants

d)

Brahmanism

12.

Living in moderation, between excess and deficiency

a)

The middle position

b)

the half way mark

c)

The middle ground

d)

The middle way

13.

The ancient form of Hinduism the Buddha would have been exposed to

a)

Jainism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Brahmanism

d)

Confucianism

14.

The 'sub-category' of Caste defined by occupation

a)

Jati

b)

Jhana

c)

Jiva

d)

Jains

15.

'Come and try'

a)

The Eightfold Path

b)

Nirvana

c)

Dhammacakkapavattana

d)

Ehipassiko