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WorksheetsBuddhist belief Sept 2024
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the definition of samsara?
the language used in later Indian Buddhist texts
the repeating cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth
a demon that represents spiritual obstacles, especially temptation
the Buddha’s teachings
The five skandhas are: form, sensations, perceptions, mental activity and consciousness. What do Buddhists believe they represent?
the five noble truths
the five aspects that make up a person
the fivefold path
the five ascetics
Dukkha, anicca and anatta are the three marks of existence. Is that true or false?
True
False
Enlightenment means
being reborn into another being - reincarnation
three characteristics fundamental to all things: dukkha, anicca and anatta
the gaining of true knowledge about the nature of reality
a demon that represents spiritual obstacles, especially temptation
The Five Aggregates are
Form, sensations, perception, mental formations and consciousness
Form, sensations, perception, mental formations and conscience
Form, sensations, imperceptible, mental formations and consciousness
Form, sensational, perception, moral formations and consciousness
The Four Noble Truths are...
the old man, the sick man, the dead man, the holy man
the four truths that the Buddha taught about suffering
The Buddha's teachings are called
The Karma
The Dharma
The Nirvana
The Sangha
Which of these are the three refuges?
The Buddha
The Sangha
The Dharma
The Karma
Dukkha, anicca and anatta are the three marks of existence. Is that true or false?
True
False
Which one of the following terms means 'no fixed soul or self' in Buddhism?
Anatta
Dukkha
Samadhi
Tanha
Which school of Buddhism is considered to be traditional and conservative
Mahayana
Theravada
Which school of Buddhism incorporated beliefs from other religions and includes Pure Land Buddhism?
Theravada
Mahayana
Which keyword means the first noble truth, and there is suffering?
Dukkha
Anicca
Anatta
Dharma
Which keyword means impermanence; the idea that everything changes
Dukkha
Anicca
Anatta
Dharma
Which keyword matches the definition: the foundational Buddhist beliefs about the nature of human existence.
The Three Refuges
The Three Poisons
The Three Marks of Existences
The Threefold Way
Sunyata means
a state of complete enlightenment, happiness and peace
a school of Buddhism known for being traditional and placing emphasis on the three refuges
when someone achieves enlightenment and becomes a Buddha
emptiness; the concept that nothing has a separate, independent ‘self’ or ‘soul’
What's the difference between Buddha-nature and Buddhahood? Select two answers:
Buddhahood: when someone achieves enlightenment and becomes a Buddha
Buddhahood: the idea that everyone has the essence of a Buddha inside them
Buddha-nature: the idea that everyone has the essence of a Buddha inside them
Buddha-nature: when someone achieves enlightenment and becomes a Buddha
Define: a state of complete enlightenment, happiness and peace
Samsara
Sunyata
Nirvana
Karma
