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Origins
Buddhism Basics
Practices
General Knowledge
Mystery
100
India
Where is the origin of Buddhism?
100
Siddartha Guatama
Who is the enlightened one?
100
What are the Four Noble Truths.
What is Suffering, Origin of Suffering, Extinction of Suffering, and the Path to Extinction and Suffering?
100
Who is the Dalai Lama.
Who assumed full political power at the age of 16 and received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1989?
100
Mudra
What is the name given to the prayer type pose which is seen during Buddhist meditation?
200
Siddartha Guatama orBuddha
Who is also known as 'The Enlightened One'?
200
Old Man, Sick Man, Dead Man, Ascetic Monk
What are the four sights?
200
The Eightfold Path
What is the right view, right intentions, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right concentration, and right mindfulness?
200
Puja
What are offerings to holy beings?
200
Mandala
What is used as an aid to meditation and has spiritual and ritual significance and has a circular shape?
300
Tripitaka--the oldest and most important scriptures.
What scriptures refer to the 'Three Baskets of Wisdom'?
300
The path between two extremes or The Middle Way
What is a life of moderation?
300

The Five Precepts

What is abstaining from killing or harming living beings, abstaining from stealing, abstaining from improper sexual conduct, abstaining from false speech, and abstaining from taking harmful alcohol and drugs?

300

Dalai Lama

What does the translation of Oceans of Wisdom mean?

300
Donations
What is the meaning of Dana?
400

483 BCE

When was Buddhism founded?

400
Pali
What is the main language used by Buddhists?
400
A person who has achieved nirvana but chooses to be reborn in samsara in order to help others on the path to enlightenment.
What is Boddhisattva?
400
Zen Buddhism
What has an emphasis on meditation to achieve inspiration and bring enlightenment and has less emphasis on scriptures, rituals, and worship?
400
The Triple Jewel or Three Refuges.
What is Buddha (guide), Dharma (path), and Sangha (teacher)?
500
Mayahana and Theravadin
What are the two principal sects of Buddhism?
500
The brotherhood of Buddhism
What is Sangha?
500
Sangha
What is a community of Buddhist monks and nuns?
500
Tripitaka
What is 10,000 pages long and includes three baskets of sacred writings?
500
Annica
What is impermeance or constant flux?