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The Life of Gautama
The Four Noble Truths
The Divisions of Buddhism
Buddhist Vocabulary
The 7 Dimensions of Religion
100
What was the full name of the man who later became the Buddha and founded the Buddhist religion?
What is Siddhartha Gautama
100
What is the cause of suffering?
What is is desire?
100
The branch of Buddhism known as the Great Vehicle.
What is Mahayana.
100
This word means rigorous self-denial.
What is asceticism?
100
Identify the dimension: enlightenment, nirvana
What is experiential?
200
Name the Four Passing Sights?
What is 1) an old man, 2) a diseased man, 3) a corpse 4) an ascetic
200
What is the first Noble Truth?
What is to live is to suffer?
200
This branch of Buddhism is referred to as the Lesser Vehicle.
What is Theravada?
200
This word means the "Awakened One".
What is Buddha?
200
Identify the dimension: the ideal of compassion.
What is ethical?
300
What is the Second Truth?
What is suffering is caused by desire?
300
What is the Third Noble Truth?
What is suffering can be brought to an end.
300
This branch of Buddhism is referred to as the Vehicle of the Diamond.
What is Vajrayana?
300
An ancient language of India, spoken by the common people.
What is Pali?
300
Identify the dimension: Sangha, figure of arhat, Dalai Lama
What is Social?
400
While doing this under a tree, Gautama attained enlightenment.
What is meditating?
400
What is the solution to suffering?
What is the Noble Eightfold Path.
400
Mahayana is the largest division of Buddhism and the dominant form of Buddhism in what three countries?
What is China, Korea, and Japan?
400
A saint or one who has become enlightened.
What is an arhat?
400
Identify the dimension: Bodhi tree, mandalas
What is material?
500
Gautama was born into this class.
What is the warrior class?
500
The name for the first noble truth is ___________, which is translated as suffering, frustration, dislocation, or discomfort.
What is dukkha?
500
This branch of Buddhism of Buddhism focuses on the Buddha, celebrating him as a divine savior.
What is Mahayana?
500
Selfish desire; the second noble truth.
What is tanha?
500
Identify the dimension: Middle Way, Three Marks of Existance, The Four Noble Truths
What is doctrinal?