WorksheetsLife of the Buddha
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Where was the Buddha born?
South India-Kerala
China
North India-Nepal
North America
What is the Buddha believed to have achieved?
Enlightenment
Entrapment
The gold cup on Mariokart
Peace
What/Who is the Buddha?
a title given to someone who has achieved enlightenment, used usually to refer to Siddhartha Gautama.
A religious follower called Siddhartha Gautama
A religious book called the Buddha
A religious building Buddhists attend
What did Siddartha's mother dream about?
A white elephant who pierced her side with its tusk.
A dove which rested on her arm.
An elephant which rested beside her.
A dog which followed her home.
According to prophecy, what was Siddartha destines to become?
A father
A great king or a revered holy man
A guru
A holy man or a monk
Why did Buddha tell people stories?
The buddha told people stories to teach them how to tell better stories.
The buddha told the people stories to teach them how to draw.
The buddha told the people stories to teach them love and kindness.
What community did The Buddha set up?
Shugo
Cargha
Manki
Sangha
What did one of the Buddhas enthusiastic followers say about him?
You're the best!
O Blessed One, you are certainly the greatest of all teachers who have ever lived!
You are the best teacher in the world!
What would please the Buddha more than praise?
Practicing thinking for themselves and being respectful to others
Being rude and disrespectful
Gifts
Where was the Buddha born?
South India-Kerala
China
North India-Nepal
North America
How many days did the Buddha sit under a fig tree?
96 days
49 days
75 days
45 days
According to prophecy, what was Siddartha destines to become?
A father
A great king or a revered holy man
A guru
A holy man or a monk
Buddha was born into which class?
Higher class
Middle class
Lower class
Upper middle class
What does Buddha mean?
Good person
The truthful one
Enlightened one
Peaceful one
Where does suffering come from?
Nature
Humans
Anger
Desire
When a person gives up everything in life and reaches self realisation, what is it called?
Buddha
Sadguru
Nirvana
Moksha
Buddha saw a sick man, an old man and a dead man. What did he learn from this?
Death
Evil
Life cycle
Suffering
Where did Buddha die?
Nepal
Sri Lanka
India
Bhutan
After Siddhartha become a buddha where did he go?
Sarnath
Bodh Gaya
Uttar Pradesh
Kusinara
Sarnath is near to
Faridabd
Varanasi
Saharanpur
Bihar
None of the above
What is the meaning of cravings?
a painting made on rocks, metallic plates etc
a type of desire
a powerful desire
None of the above
Pilgrimage
A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.
A person who attends Thanksgiving festivities
A holiday in which one fasts for one month
Karma (Hinduism)
Living many lives
The effects of a person's actions that determine their destiny in the next life
Following the divine law
Reincarnation
The rebirth of a soul in a new body
Following divine law and one's duties according to their caste
The effects of a person's actions that determine their caste
A religion and teachings of the Buddha, founded in India in the sixth century
Hinduism
Buddhism
Taoism
Confucianism
Identify the correct definition of the following - Brahmin
The universal spirit or god
Respect for all life
One's duty in life
The highest varna (caste)
The lowest caste in the caste system, performs the worst jobs in society
Sudra
Vaishya
Dharma
Untouchables
To end suffering one must follow the
Middle Way
Dharma
The Eightfold Path
The Five Pillars
A large landmass that is connected to a continent
Subcontinent
Citadel
Hinduism
Latitude
Distance north or south of the equator, measured by a set of imaginary lines, or parallels, that run east and west around Earth
Longitude
Latitude
Dharma
Monk
Distance east or west of the prime meridian measured by a set of imaginary lines, or meridians, that run north and south from Earth's poles
Hinduism
Buddhism
Longitude
Latitude
A Hindu belief that people move in a constant cycle of life, death, and rebirth
Monk
Tribute
Dharma
Reincarnation
The religion of India that grew out of the beliefs of the ancient Aryan peoples; it stresses that one main force connects all of life.
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
The social system in Hindu society in which a person’s place is determined by the rank of the family to which he or she is born.
Caste System
Monk
Tribute
Latitude
The laws and duties that guide the behavior of each caste member
Reincarnation
Monk
Caste System
Dharma
In Hinduism and Buddhism, the end result of all of a person’s good and bad acts, which determines his or her rebirth
Dharma
Tribute
Karma
Longitude
A religion founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama which teaches that the most important thing in life is to reach peace by ending suffering
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
A tax, often in the form of crops, paid by one ruler to another, usually to ensure peace or protection
Tribute
Reincarnation
Dharma
Karma
