4 ASPECTS
TERMS
SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA
BASICS OF BUDDHISM
THROUGH A CATHOLIC LENS
100
PUJA
What is the word used to describe worship in temples or home shrines?
100
anatama
What is "not self" or "no soul"?
100
Four Sights
What are the 4 things the prince saw when he escaped the palace?
100
8
What is the number of noble paths (Noble Eightfold Path)?
100
Born a Hindu in India although "his" religion is mainly practiced in the EAST (Asia)
Who is the Buddha?
200
Meditation
What is central to every branch of Buddhism and has two most common types: Mindfulness of Breath and Mindfulness of Loving-Kindness
200
Dharma
What are the Buddha's teachings?
200
Yashodhara
Who was Siddhartha's wife?
200
dhamma wheel
What is a symbol of Buddhism that also represents the cycle of birth and re-birth?
200
5 and 12
What is the number of the Buddha's first disciples and Jesus' Apostles?
300
Three Jewels
What is the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha?
300
sutras
What is the term for sacred scriptures in Buddhism?
300
The path between self-indulgence & self-denial
What is "the Middle Way?"
300
Mahabodhi Temple (aka Bodh Gaya)
What is the spot of the Buddha's enlightenment?
300
nearly 5 decades
What is the length of the Buddha's "public" ministry?
400
Tripitaka
What was the first sutra of Buddhism, aka the Pali Canon, written in the Pali language and translates to "three baskets" AND was written down in the Third Council of Buddhism?
400
sangha
What is the term for community?
400
boundless compassion
What is the Buddha known for?
400
juza
What is the name of Buddhist prayer beads?
400
birth was foretold
Who is both the Buddha and Jesus Christ?
500
4
What is the number of pilgrimage sites in Buddhism?
500
bodhisattava
What is the term when someone gives up their chance at NIRVANA to help others achieve it (Mahayana Buddhism)
500
"Work out your own salvation with diligence."
What were the Buddha's last words?
500
used to promote peace, compassion, strength, and widsom
What are prayer flags?
500
Peace & Compassion and Monasticism
What are two areas of commonality between Buddhism and Catholicism?