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Buddhist belief Sept 2024

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of samsara?

a)

the language used in later Indian Buddhist texts

b)

the repeating cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth

c)

a demon that represents spiritual obstacles, especially temptation

d)

the Buddha’s teachings

2.

The five skandhas are: form, sensations, perceptions, mental activity and consciousness. What do Buddhists believe they represent?

a)

the five noble truths

b)

the five aspects that make up a person

c)

the fivefold path

d)

the five ascetics

3.

Dukkha, anicca and anatta are the three marks of existence. Is that true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Enlightenment means

a)

being reborn into another being - reincarnation

b)

three characteristics fundamental to all things: dukkha, anicca and anatta

c)

the gaining of true knowledge about the nature of reality

d)

a demon that represents spiritual obstacles, especially temptation

5.

The Five Aggregates are

a)

Form, sensations, perception, mental formations and consciousness

b)

Form, sensations, perception, mental formations and conscience

c)

Form, sensations, imperceptible, mental formations and consciousness

d)

Form, sensational, perception, moral formations and consciousness

6.

The Four Noble Truths are...

a)

the old man, the sick man, the dead man, the holy man

b)

the four truths that the Buddha taught about suffering

7.

The Buddha's teachings are called

a)

The Karma

b)

The Dharma

c)

The Nirvana

d)

The Sangha

8.

Which of these are the three refuges?

a)

The Buddha

b)

The Sangha

c)

The Dharma

d)

The Karma

9.

Dukkha, anicca and anatta are the three marks of existence. Is that true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which one of the following terms means 'no fixed soul or self' in Buddhism?

a)

Anatta

b)

Dukkha

c)

Samadhi

d)

Tanha

11.

Which school of Buddhism is considered to be traditional and conservative

a)

Mahayana

b)

Theravada

12.

Which school of Buddhism incorporated beliefs from other religions and includes Pure Land Buddhism?

a)

Theravada

b)

Mahayana

13.

Which keyword means the first noble truth, and there is suffering?

a)

Dukkha

b)

Anicca

c)

Anatta

d)

Dharma

14.

Which keyword means impermanence; the idea that everything changes

a)

Dukkha

b)

Anicca

c)

Anatta

d)

Dharma

15.

Which keyword matches the definition: the foundational Buddhist beliefs about the nature of human existence.

a)

The Three Refuges

b)

The Three Poisons

c)

The Three Marks of Existences

d)

The Threefold Way

16.

Sunyata means

a)

a state of complete enlightenment, happiness and peace

b)

a school of Buddhism known for being traditional and placing emphasis on the three refuges

c)

when someone achieves enlightenment and becomes a Buddha

d)

emptiness; the concept that nothing has a separate, independent ‘self’ or ‘soul’

17.

What's the difference between Buddha-nature and Buddhahood? Select two answers:

a)

Buddhahood: when someone achieves enlightenment and becomes a Buddha

b)

Buddhahood: the idea that everyone has the essence of a Buddha inside them

c)

Buddha-nature: the idea that everyone has the essence of a Buddha inside them

d)

Buddha-nature: when someone achieves enlightenment and becomes a Buddha

18.

Define: a state of complete enlightenment, happiness and peace

a)

Samsara

b)

Sunyata

c)

Nirvana

d)

Karma