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WR - Buddhism

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

Unlike Hinduism, Buddhism claims that human beings have no permanent soul or self.  This idea is expressed in the term:

a)

Sunyata

b)

Annica

c)

Annata

d)

Samsara

2.

Not one of the three poisons

a)

Rejecting

b)

Embodying

c)

Grasping

d)

Ignoring

3.

With which part of the world is Vajrayana Buddhism most associated? 

a)

Austria

b)

Japan

c)

Thailand

d)

Tibet

4.

This is the most holy place for Buddhists, the site where Siddhartha Gautama achieved enlightenment and became the Buddha.

a)

Varanasi

b)

Kapilavastu

c)

Lumbini

d)

Bodh Gaya

5.

The birthplace of the Siddhartha Gautama:

a)

Varanasi

b)

Kapilavastu

c)

Lumbini

d)

Bodh Gaya

6.

What best describes mara?

a)

A mentally-constructed personification of our own fears

b)

Cessation of desires

c)

A form of Zen mediation

d)

The tree under which Siddhartha attainted enlightenment

7.

‘Mahayana' most literally means:

a)

Thunderbolt Vehicle

b)

Small Vehicle

c)

Way of the Elders

d)

 Great Vehicle

8.

Which of the following is the best image for 'nirvana'?

a)

An eight-spoked wheel

b)

 A wedding banquet

c)

An extinguished fire

d)

 A roaring fire

9.

"Buddha" most closely means:

a)

 Divine One

b)

Awakened One

c)

 Savior of the World

d)

 Messenger

10.

This Zen monk allegedly cut his eyelids off and invented kung fu

a)

Ashoka

b)

Joshu

c)

Bodhidharma

d)

Avalokiteshvara

11.

According to Buddhism, what is 'magga'?

a)

A way of living prescribed by Buddha

b)

The worldwide Buddhist community

c)

The mental habit of dualistic thinking

d)

A symbol of fear and desire 

12.

 What could be seen as the primary teaching of the Flower Sermon?

a)

A special transmission outside the scriptures

b)

The Four Noble Truths

c)

The Bodhisattva Vow

d)

The Heart Sutra

13.

What does 'anicca' most closely mean?

a)

Craving

b)

Impermanence

c)

Suffering

d)

No-self

14.

What is the root of tanha?

a)

The Eight Folds

b)

The Three Poisons

c)

The Four Sights

d)

The Three Trainings

15.

According to Theravada Buddhism, what is an arhat?

a)

 A monk who has attained enlightenment

b)

  One of the original five disciples of Buddha

c)

An enlightened being who chooses to remain in samsara and works to help all unenlightened

d)

a personification of our fears, desires, and temptations

16.

Which of the following best defines 'koan'?

a)

 A pure blissful state of mind

b)

A sudden moment of insight

c)

A riddle or parable designed to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning

d)

A stick used to discipline Zen monks in the Rinzai tradition

17.

Which concept in Buddhism differs from Hinduism?

a)

Anatta

b)

Samsara

c)

Dharma

d)

Reincarnation