BUDDHA
KEY BELIEFS
IMPORTANT TERMS
BUDDHIST LIFE
BONUS
100

Founder of Buddhism

 Who is Siddhartha Gautama

100

The number of Noble Truths taught by the Buddha  

What are the Four Noble Truths?

100

The force created by a person's actions  

What is karma?

100

The country where Buddhism began

What is India?

100

The meaning of the word “Buddha”  

What is “The Enlightened One”?

200

The title Siddhartha received after reaching enlightenment

What is the Buddha?

200

The cause of suffering according to Buddhism  

What is desire?

200

The rebirth of a soul into a new body  

What is reincarnation?

200

The type of lifestyle Buddha warned people to avoid  

What are extreme luxury and extreme suffering?

200

The tree Buddha sat under when he became enlightened  

What is the Bodhi Tree?

300

The country where Siddhartha Gautama was born  

What is India?

300

The balanced path Buddhists follow to avoid extremes

What is the Middle Way?

300

Men who dedicate their lives to Buddhism  

Who are monks?

300

A practice monks use to focus their minds  

What is meditation?

300

The wheel symbol that represents Buddhist teachings

What is the Dharma Wheel?

400

Three sights Siddhartha saw that made him realize people suffer

What are an old man, a sick man, and a dead man?

400

The state that ends suffering and rebirth  

What is Nirvana?

400

The Eightfold Path teaching about earning money without harming others  

What is Right Livelihood?

400

The ultimate goal of Buddhist life  

What is Nirvana?

400

True or False: Buddhists believe suffering can be ended.

What is true?

500

The balanced lifestyle Siddhartha taught after rejecting extreme luxury and extreme suffering  

What is the Middle Way?

500

The eight-part path that teaches people how to live correctly  

What is the Eightfold Path?

500

The religion that influenced the development of Buddhism  

What is Hinduism?

500

A mental practice used to reach enlightenment

 What is meditation?

500

The belief that a person's actions affect their future lives

What is karma?