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Buddhism - Beliefs and Teachings

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not one of the 4 sights the Buddha saw?

a)

Holy man

b)

Dead body

c)

Royalty

d)

Old person

2.

In what parable does a monk sacrifice himself to save an animal

a)

Parable of the Burning House

b)

Parable of the Hungry Tigress

c)

Parable of the Turtle and the Fish

d)

Parable of the Well

3.

Which part of the 4 Noble Truths is the Noble Eightfold Path?

a)

Dukkha

b)

Samudaya

c)

Nirodha

d)

Magga

4.

The Noble Eightfold Path is categorised into 3 areas, which is not one of the areas?

a)

Meditation

b)

Ethics

c)

Patience

d)

Wisdom

5.

What are the 3 poisons?

a)

Greed, anger, ignorance

b)

Greed, anger, hatred

c)

Anger, ignorance, violence

d)

Ignorance, violence, selfishness

6.

Which is not one of the 3 Universal Truths (Marks of Existence)?

a)

Tanha (craving)

b)

Dukka (suffering)

c)

Anicca (impermanence)

d)

Anatta (no fixed self)

7.

What does the Parable of the Raft explain?

a)

The importance of dukkha (suffering)

b)

The importance to follow the dhamma (teachings)

c)

The importance to sometimes ignore the dhamma (teachings)

d)

The importance of meditation

8.

What are the 3 Jewesl (Refuges)?

a)

Dhamma (teachings), Buddha, sangha (community)

b)

Sangha (community), meditation, dhamma (teachings)

c)

Buddha, ethics, sangha (sommunity)

d)

Ethics, meditation, wisdom

9.

Which Buddhists believe an enlightened being is called an 'Arhat'?

a)

Theravada

b)

Mahayana

10.

Which Buddhists believe an enlightened being who chooses to reincarnate is called an 'Bodhisattva'?

a)

Theravada

b)

Mahayana

11.

Which teaching links to becoming a Bodhisattva?

a)

5 Aggregates

b)

6 Perfections

c)

10 Fetters

d)

3 Watches of the Night

12.

What is the name of the Buddhist teaching about the inter-connectedness of all living things?

a)

Dependent arising

b)

Tibetan Wheel of Life

c)

4 Noble Truths

d)

Parable of Kisa Gotami

13.

What was the Buddha's real name?

a)

Maya

b)

Sidney

c)

Siddharttha

d)

Yama

14.

What animal appeared to the Buddha's mothers in a vision before she got pregnant?

a)

Elephant

b)

Squirrel

c)

Tiger

d)

Lion

15.

Who was witness to the Buddha meditating under the Bodhi tree?

a)

Mara

b)

The earth

c)

The wind

d)

Kisa Gotami