Buddha
What is Buddha's original name?
Siddhartha Gautama
What is something all types of Buddhist want to achieve?
Enlightenment
What is Theravada translated?
The school of the Elders
What is Mahayana translated?
The Greater Vehicle
What is Vajrayana translated?
The Vehicle of the Thunderbolt
What year was Buddha born in?
623 BC
What are Buddhas orginal teachings written down called?
The Pali Canon
Name one place that mainly practices Theravada Buddhism today?
Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos
Name one place that mainly practices Mahayana Buddhism today?
China, Vietnam, Koreas, Taiwan, and Japan
Name one place that mainly practices Vajrayana Buddhism today?
Mongolia, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, and Sikkim
What was one of the 4 things Buddha saw that made him leave his family?
One man permanently bent from old age
One man sick
A dead body
A monk that only cared about spiritual fulfillment
What is Nirvana?
The end of all suffering and living in a state of peace that is further than enlightenment
What are the main texts that are studied in Theravada Buddhism?
The Pali Canon
What is the main goal of Mahayana Buddhism?
To become a Bodhisattvas ( a compassionate and enlightened being who helps others reach enlightenment )
What religion is Vajrayana Buddhism influenced by?
Hinduism
Where in India was Buddha Born?
Lumbini/Today's Nepal
Name all of the 4 noble truths
The Truth of Suffering, The Truth of the Origin of Suffering, The Truth of Cessation, and The Truth of the Path
What is an Arahant?
Someone who has achieved Nirvana and will no longer be reborn
What is the name of the long lost language that many Mahayana texts are in?
Gandhari
In Tibet who is the Dalai Lama?
A reincarnated Bodhisattva that is the nation spirtual leader
What kingdom was Buddha born in?
The Shakya kingdom
Name 3 Rights in the 8 fold path
Right View, Right Resolve/intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Meditation
What year was Theravada Buddhism discovered?
250 BC
Name one famous Bodhisattva
Avalokiteshvara (bodhisattva of mercy and compassion), Maitreya (the future Buddha), and Manjushri (bodhisattva of wisdom)
What are Tantras?
Saying mantras, ritualistic actions and visualizing Bodhisattvas