Dhamma
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Culture Around the World
Buddha's Life
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100

How many Precepts do lay Buddhists usually undertake?

5

100

The largest planet in our solar system.

Jupiter

100

The country where sushi originated

Japan

100

The Buddha's name before he became enlightened.

Siddhattha Gotama

100

Buzz Lightyear's famous catchphrase is?

To Infinity and Beyond

200

This Pali word means loving-kindness, and it's the meditation where you wish happiness for yourself and others.

Mettā

200

What is the largest organ in our body.

Skin

200

The language with the most native speakers in the world.

Mandarin Chinese
200

He became enlightened while sitting under this kind of tree.

The Bodhi Tree

200

The hidden African nation ruled by King T'Challa

Wakanda

300

The Noble Eightfold Path includes Right Speech. Name one thing Right Speech asks us to avoid.

Lying, harsh words, or gossip (any one)

300

The only planet in our solar system that spins on its side, like a rolling barrel

Uranus

300

This continent contains the most countries

Africa

300

Name any two of the Four Sights that made the young prince leave the palace

An old person, a sick person, a corpse, or a wandering holy man

300

The highest grossing film of all time

Avatar

400

This Pali word literally means "action," and refers to the fact that our intentions shape what happens to us.

Kamma or Karma

400

What temperature in fahrenheit does water boil?

212 degrees

400

Its flag is the only national flag in the world that isn't a rectangle

Nepal

400

The Buddha's first five students had earlier abandoned him because he stopped doing what?

Extreme fasting / severe austerities (he chose the Middle Way)

400

In Finding Nemo, Dory keeps repeating this three-word piece of advice.

Just Keep Swimming

500

The Tipiṭaka has three baskets: one holds the rules for monks and nuns, one holds the Buddha's discourses, and one holds the deep philosophical analysis. Name any one of the three.

Vinaya (rules), Sutta (discourses), or Abhidhamma (philosophy)

500

A ship made of steel floats, but a steel nail sinks. The reason is a principle discovered in a bathtub roughly 2,200 years ago: an object floats if it pushes aside a weight of water greater than its own. Name the Greek who figured it out.

Archimedes

500

Petra is one of the Wonders of the World. Where is it located?

Jordan

500

Name the Buddha's aunt & son

Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī & Rāhula

500

In Kung Fu Panda, Po is chosen as the Dragon Warrior, and the great secret of the Dragon Scroll turns out to be this.

Nothing is written on it (the secret is believing in yourself)

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