Buddha
Buddism Teaching
China/Zen
Misc.
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100
Siddhartha Gautama is the name of... a. the person who became known as the Buddha. b. one of the earliest disciples of the Buddha. c. a missionary who spread Buddhist teachings. d. an Indian translator of essential Buddhist texts, who worked in China.
What is a. the person who became known as the Buddha? (p. 126).
100
The basic outlook on life, formulated by Buddhism, is contained in... a. the four major yogas. b. the Four Noble Truths. c. the four castes. d. the Four Passing Sights.
What is b. the Four Noble Truths (p. 132)
100
Zen comes from a word that means... a. joy. b. peace. c. insight. d. meditation.
What is d. meditation? (p. 164)
100
The Buddha's name comes from a Sanscrit word meaning... A) spirit warrior. B) middle path. C) the enlightened one. D) to wake up.
What is C. the enlightened one?
100
The moral law of cause and effect that determines the direction of rebirth is... a. ahimsa. b. karma. c. shakti. d. puja.
What is b. karma?
200
The Buddha lived about this time... a. tenth century B.C.E. b. fifth century B.C.E. c. second century B.C.E. d. first century C.E.
What is b. fifth century B.C.E.? (p. 126)
200
One of the essential Buddhist teachings is... a. turn the other cheek. b. everything is changing. c. live for yourself only. d. you have only one life to live.
What is b. everything is changing? (p. 132)
200
The Chan/Zen virtues are, especially,... a. modesty and refinement. b. intuition and naturalness. c. family harmony and family devotion. d. faith in a Buddhist deity.
What is b. intuition and naturalness? (p. 164)
200
The Buddhist term for sorrow or suffering is... a. dukkha. b. tanha. c. anatta. d. anichcha.
What is a. dukkha?
200
Hinduism, as formulated in the Upanishads, ... a. encourages meditation to understand the essence of reality. b. says we must honor our social obligations and roles. c. rejected the authority of the Vedas in formulating new religious insights. d. advocates devotion to any of the many gods.
What is a. encourages meditation to understand the essence of reality?
300
The Buddha was particularly troubled by the problem of... a. whether there is an afterlife. b. the existence of the divine. c. suffering and death. d. the exploitation of the poor.
What is c. suffering and death? (p. 128)
300
Regarding the common belief in a permanent soul, the Buddha seems to have taught that... a. there is none. b. each person has one, but it dies with the body. c. the soul is more important than the body. d. souls are constantly being reborn.
What is a. there is none? (p. 133)
300
What is most important in Zen is... a. a master’s tea bowl. b. a robe indicating authority. c. certain sacred books, including the Mumonkan. d. enlightened awareness.
What is d. enlightened awareness? (p. 166)
300
The Buddha's first disciples were... a. his wife and child. b. his five former ascetic companions. c. the great king Ashoka. d. members of the warrior-noble class
What is b. his five former ascetic companions?
300
Name the American psychologist who viewed religion as positive way of fulfilling needs and praised its positive influence on the lives of individuals. a. James Frazer b. Carl Gustav Jung c. E.B. Tylor d. William James
Who is d. William James?
400
The Buddha was shocked into going on a religious search by... a. the death of his father. b. the Four Passing Sights. c. his failure to have more than one child. d. his father’s loss of wealth and property.
What is b. the four passing sights? (p. 128)
400
The essential collection of sacred books of Buddhism is called... a. Tripitaka (Tipitaka). b. Dhammapada. c. the Vedas. d. the Four Noble Truths.
What is a. Tripitaka (Tipitaka)? (P. 147)
400
The school of Chinese and Japanese Buddhism, which sees the Buddha as a divine savior and whose name the believer must constantly repeat with devotion, is... a. Chan/Zen. b. Pure Land. c. Gelug-pa. d. Tiantai/Tendai.
What is b. Pure Land? (p. 172)
400
Buddha was silent on questions about... a. suffering. b. greed. c. meditation. d. philosophy.
What is d. philosophy?
400
The position that argues that we cannot know whether there is a god or not is known as... a. monotheism. b. polytheism. c. atheism. d. agnosticism.
What is d. agnosticism?
500
The Buddha was enlightened at this age... a. 21 b. 35 c. 51 d. 66
What is b. 35? (p. 128)
500
The unconditioned state of reality that is the highest goal of Buddhism is called... a. moksha. b. nirvana. c. dharma. d. trikaya.
What is b. Nirvana? (p. 136)
500
In China, Buddhism was sometimes criticized because... a. monks competed with farmers in raising crops. b. religion did not allow dancing or theatrical performances. c. religious leaders would not adopt the Chinese writing system. d. monks and nuns had no children.
What is d. monks and nuns had no children? (p. 157)
500
According to the Buddha, his teachings must be... a. accepted on faith. b. experienced by oneself. c. memorized and chanted. d. spread by missionaries.
What is b. experienced by oneself?
500
This was the German theologian who argued in The Idea of the Holy that religions emerge when people experience that aspect of reality which is essentially mysterious... a. William James b. Carl Gustav Jung c. Rudolf Otto d. E.B. Tylor
Who is c. Rudolf Otto?
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