At what age did Buddha attained complete enlightenment?
At 35 years of age.
100
Name two health benefits of meditation?
It helps reduce stress, prevent and control pain of chronic diseases such as cancer and heart conditions. It is used to restore balance in the face of psychiatric problems such as depression.
100
Define mind in Buddhism.
That which is clear and knowing.
100
What are the two basic types of meditation?
Analytical meditation and stabilizing meditation
200
What are the four noble truths?
Noble truth of suffering
Noble truth of origin of suffering
Noble truth of cessation of suffering
Noble truth of path to the cessation
200
How is compassion understood in Buddhism?
Compassion is a sincere aspiration wanting others to be free of suffering. It isn’t just a passive wish but rather an active form of altruism that strives to free others from suffering.
200
What are the five aggregates in Buddhism?
Form, feeling, perception, mental functioning and consciousness.
200
Name one positive impact of meditation on mind?
Reduces stress, calms mind, improves attention.
300
What are the three mental poisons?
Attachment, hatred and ignorance
300
Name three important physical postures that need to be adopted during meditation.
Straight back, head slightly bend, eyes gazing downward, mouth closed.
300
What are the four great sighs that Buddha encountered?
Seeing an old man signifying aging
Seeing a sick person signifying sickness
Seeing a dead body signifying death
Seeing an ascetic signifying freedom
What are the three categories of mind classified on the basis of actions that they induce?
Virtuous mind, non-virtuous mind and neutral mind.
400
What is the purpose of doing meditation on impermanence?
To reduce attachment
400
Name two of the three conditions of sense consciousness?
The object, the sense power, and a preceding instance of consciousness.
400
What is gong’an (kaon)?
Gong’an is a pithy phrase that points to the nature of ultimate reality; subtle teachings on one’s own life. It can be a phrase from a teaching on realization, an episode from the life of a master. An essential ingredient of a gong’an is paradox that has the power to jar our logical or conceptual sense and make us transcend our discursive logic and mental limitations.