Buddhism Exam UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Buddhism Exam UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
- Siddhartha Gautama - CORRECT ANSWER- -founder of Buddhism
-"who achieves his aim"
-called the Buddha after his enlightenment
- Four Passing Sights - CORRECT ANSWER- old man, sick man, the corpse, ascetic
- Middle Way - CORRECT ANSWER...
Buddhism Exam UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
- Siddhartha Gautama - CORRECT ANSWER- -founder of Buddhism
-"who achieves his aim"
-called the Buddha after his enlightenment
- Four Passing Sights - CORRECT ANSWER- old man, sick man, the corpse, ascetic
- Middle Way - CORRECT ANSWER- middle way as a path of moderation, between the
extremes of sensual indulgence and self-mortification
- Bodh Gaya - CORRECT ANSWER- religious site of pilgrimage
- Vesak - CORRECT ANSWER- -Celebrates the:
-birth
-enlightenment
-passing of the Gautama Buddha
-pay homage to Buddha
-candle light ceremony performed
- Four Noble Truths - CORRECT ANSWER- -represent Buddhists understanding of nature
and suffering
-how to move past suffering
-bring the betterment of human life
- Noble Eightfold Path - CORRECT ANSWER- -group of 8 goals
-each person should strive to reach each
-aspire for each goal simultaneously
-person moves towards the central goal of nirvana/enlightenment
, - Nirvana - CORRECT ANSWER- -release from suffering and rebirth
-Buddhists believe everyone can achieve this in their lifetime
- Ahimsa - CORRECT ANSWER- -complete non-violence
-a belief that all beings can feel pain and suffering - should teach one to be sympathetic and
understanding
- Dharma - CORRECT ANSWER- -Buddhist teachings
- Sangha - CORRECT ANSWER- -community of Buddhists monks and nuns
- Ashoka - CORRECT ANSWER- -king who spread Buddhists teaching far and wide
-sent missionaries all over the world
- Theravada Buddhism - CORRECT ANSWER- -the way of the elders
-sought to teach the original concepts of Buddhism
-life goal: to become arhat
-personal spiritual responsibility
- Arhat - CORRECT ANSWER- -perfect being
-person who has reached nirvana
- Tripitaka - CORRECT ANSWER- -Theravada collection of Buddha's teachings
-means 3 baskets
-rules for monastic life
-sermons and dialogues
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