Influential Figures
Who was the creator of Buddhism?
Who is the Buddha (Sidhartha)
What religion was the Buddha before he founded Buddhism?
What is Hinduism?
What is liberation called in Hinduism?
What is mocksha?
What are the three Refuges aka The Triple Jewels in Buddhism?
What is Taking refuge in the Buddha (the guide), Taking refuge in the Dharma (teachings about the sacred path), and Taking refuge in the Sangha (the community)
What is the Hindu Festival of lights called?
What is Diwali?
What is the name of the supreme being in Hinduism?
Who is Brahman
What are the names of the two groups that came together to form Hinduism?
Who are the Arians and the people indigenous to the land?
What are the consequences of actions called?
What is karma
What is the purpose of sacred texts in Hinduism?
What is to reach moksha
What is the most important practice for most Buddhists?
What is the Buddha's actual name?
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
What is a prince?
What is the name of the path that Buddhists follow throughout their life?
What is the eightfold path?
Who are the two people conversing the Bhagavad Gita?
Who is Prince Arjuna and his guide and charioteer Krishna
What are the Purusharthas (four goals of life) in Hinduism?
What is Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha
What are the names of the Hindu Trinity and their titles?
Who is Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the preserver), Shiva (the destroyer)
What did the Buddha see when he left the palace?
What is sickness, death, old age, and peace
What is the self or soul called in Hinduism?
What is atman?
What are the Tripitaka or the “Three Baskets” in Buddhism?
What is Vinaya-Pitaka (Basket of Discipline), Sutta-Pitaka (Basket of Discourse), and Abhidhamma-Pitaka (Basket of Further Teachings)
What does the round shape of the mandala signify in both Hinduism and Buddhism?
What is the universe, totality, and wholeness
What are the names of the Hindu female god counterparts?
Who is Saraswati (Brahma), Lakshmi (Vishnu), Parvati (Shiva
What year was Hinduism created?
What is DON'T KNOW (speculations)
What are the four noble truths in Buddhism
What is the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering?
What are the four Vedas?
What is Rig Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva Veda
What does the colour orange on a mandala symbolize in Buddhism?
What are the Buddhist's teachings