Hindu Teachings
This is liberation from the cycle of life, death, and rebirth - when the soul becomes one with Brahman.
Moksha
What does the title Buddha literally mean?
enlightened one
In Buddhism, what are the three animals that represent the concept of misplaced desire?
Rooster
Boar/Pig
Snake
The Middle Way teaches that are work must be the appropriate and right kind of work. What does this mean?
Nothing that works together with misplaced desire
Nothing that is dishonest or wicked
When you are enlightened, during this life - not after death
This is the all-pervasive spirit, power, energy, or force of the universe. This is the most real reality, or ultimate reality itself. What is this called?
Brahman
What is the actual name of the Buddha?
Siddhartha Gautama
Which of the Noble Truths is Dukkha?
Noble Truth #1
What does Nirvana literally mean?
to extinguish
What does Buddha mean by "disenchantment" or "estrangement"?
Seeing reality as it is, and disentangling from the illusions of this life.
What we are today is the result of our past actions. So that our futures then depend on what we do now. This can become both negative and positive. What is this concept called.
(Radiohead made a song with it in the title.)
Karma
Where was the Buddha born?
foothills of the Himalayas
Southern Napal
Which Noble Truth is Magga?
Noble Truth #4
When the Buddha teaches Right Concentration, what does he mean by this?
Practicing the exercise of Meditation to see the world in a new way.
The Buddha described this as an Illusionary Reality in light of Brahman. What does Buddha mean by Illusionary Realities?
the Material/Physical World
A core teaching in Hinduism and the main theme of the 2-Hindu epics. In Sanskrit it literally means, to hold or to sustain. Salvation comes from never abandoning this.
Dharma
Where was the Buddha when he gained Nirvana?
under a bodhi tree
What does the term, Tanha, literally mean?
misplaced desire
Name the Three Sub-Categories of the Dharma Wheel.
Ethical Conduct
Meditation
Wisdom
What are the two ways Hinduism had changed by the time of the life of the Buddha?
1. Priests (Brahmins) had become gatekeepers to the religion
2. The Caste System had become rigid
This the Hindu concept of reincarnation, the cycle of life, death, and rebirth due to one's karma.
Samsara
What are the three types of suffering Buddha came into contact for the first time?
An Old Man
A Sick Man
A Dead Man
What are the three misplaced desires?
(Your answer must include all three.)
Greed and Desire
Ignorance and Delusion
Hatred and Destruction
When the Buddha teaches the Right View, what does he mean by this?
We must know and understand the 4-Noble Truths
Where did the Buddha preach his first sermon?
at Deer Park in Sarnath
the city of Varanasi