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SPREAD AND INFLUENCE OF BUDDHISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Buddhism reached the country via this sea route near ....

a)

the beginning of the 1st millennium CE.

b)

the end of the 1st millennium CE.

c)

the beginning of the 6th millennium CE.

d)

the end of the 6th millennium CE.

2.

Zen and Pure Land traditions were introduced from China into the northern and central sections of the country in ......

a)

7th century

b)

6th century

c)

8th century

d)

8th century

3.

What is reincarnation?

a)

A belief that a soul returns to life in another being animal or human, after death

b)

A belief that ones actions determines ones fate

c)

A belief that everything in nature contains kami

d)

Moral that each person should follow and believe

4.

Which is one of Buddha's teachings?

a)

 

 Life is like a box of chocolates.

b)

 Karma determines the course of our life

c)

 

 Live your best life without worry of consequences

 

d)

 Suffering exists in the world, but humans can overcome it by becoming enlightened

 

5.

The country which has Theravada Buddhism as a national religion is.....

a)

Malaysia

b)

Singapore

c)

Philippines

d)

Burma

6.

 Buddhism is the ...... largest religious denomination in Malaysia.

a)

second

b)

third

c)

first

d)

fourth

7.

When and where is the Vesak celebration held? 

a)

From around the 7th century until the 14th century at Sriwijaya

b)

Every year on the full moon in May at Borobudur

c)

During the New Order era at Java

d)

In the 8th century at Shailendra

8.

Which is the most significant Buddhist artifact in the Philippines? 

a)

Vajrayāna

b)

Theravāda

c)

The Bodhisattva of Compassion

d)

The gold statue of the deity Tara

9.

When did Buddhism spread in Brunei?

a)

5th - 6th

 

b)

4th - 5th

c)

6th - 7th 

d)

5th - 7th

10.

How did Buddhism spread in Singapore?

a)

Due to immigrants from Southeast Asia, South Asia and China coming to Singapore to work

 

 

b)

Due to Buddhist monks from all over the world transiting in Singapore on their way to Buddhist holy sites

c)

Due to the nature of Singapore, there has been Buddhism before

d)

Both A & B