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The Buddha's name comes from a Sanskrit word meaning |
| | A) | spirit warrior. |
| | B) | middle path. |
| | C) | energy. |
| | D) | to wake up. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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2 | |
The Buddha's first disciples were |
| | A) | his wife and child. |
| | B) | his five former ascetic companions. |
| | C) | the great King Ashoka. |
| | D) | members of the warrior-noble caste. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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3 | |
According to the Buddha, his teachings must be |
| | A) | accepted on faith. |
| | B) | experienced in order to be worthwhile. |
| | C) | memorized and chanted. |
| | D) | spread by missionaries. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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4 | |
The Buddha was silent on questions about |
| | A) | suffering. |
| | B) | violence. |
| | C) | inner peace. |
| | D) | topics that were unanswerable. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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5 | |
Once a person reaches nirvana, |
| | A) | suffering ends immediately. |
| | B) | samsara is attained. |
| | C) | rebirth is finished. |
| | D) | the Pure Land is entered. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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6 | |
Which did the Buddha not oppose? |
| | A) | strong devotion to a guru |
| | B) | the power of a priestly class |
| | C) | detachment |
| | D) | rituals for the gods |
| | E) | none of the above |
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7 | |
A sign of connection between Theravada monks and the wandering Hindu ascetics is |
| | A) | the umbrella. |
| | B) | the shaved head. |
| | C) | the designation of being an arhat. |
| | D) | the orange robe. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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8 | |
Zen is derived from a word referring to one of the steps in the eightfold path, whose meaning is |
| | A) | compassion. |
| | B) | wisdom. |
| | C) | to live kindly. |
| | D) | meditation. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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9 | |
Mahayana Buddhism |
| | A) | spread south to Sri Lanka and east to Thailand |
| | B) | continued in India until modern times |
| | C) | spread north to China and Japan |
| | D) | replaced Taoism in China |
| | E) | none of the above |
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10 | |
Each Dalai Lama in Tibetan Buddhism is considered to be |
| | A) | the Buddha reincarnated. |
| | B) | King Ashoka reincarnated. |
| | C) | an emanation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. |
| | D) | an emanation of Amitabha. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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Enlightenment. |
| | A) | bodhi |
| | B) | mudra |
| | C) | koan |
| | D) | vajra |
| | E) | none of the above |
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12 | |
A state of deep awareness, the result of intensive meditation. |
| | A) | samadhi |
| | B) | guanyin |
| | C) | mandala |
| | D) | dukkha |
| | E) | none of the above |
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'Enlightenment being'; in Mahayana, a person of deep compassion, especially one who does not enter nirvana but is constantly reborn to help others; a heavenly being of compassion. |
| | A) | mandala |
| | B) | shunyata |
| | C) | bodhisattva |
| | D) | lama |
| | E) | none of the above |
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14 | |
The three 'bodies' of the Buddha--the cosmic Buddha nature, the celestial Buddhas, and the historical Buddhas. |
| | A) | anatta |
| | B) | tathata |
| | C) | dhyana |
| | D) | trikaya |
| | E) | none of the above |
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A shrine, usually in the shape of a dome, used to mark Buddhist relics or sacred sites. |
| | A) | sutra |
| | B) | stupa |
| | C) | vajra |
| | D) | mudra |
| | E) | none of the above |
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16 | |
In Theravada, a person who has practiced monastic disciplines and reached nirvana, the ideal. |
| | A) | satori |
| | B) | koan |
| | C) | mudra |
| | D) | stupa |
| | E) | none of the above |
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'Meditation'; focusing of the mind; sometimes, stages of trance. |
| | A) | dhyana |
| | B) | trikaya |
| | C) | anatta |
| | D) | nirvana |
| | E) | none of the above |
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The community of monks and nuns; lowercased, this term refers to an individual monastic community. |
| | A) | Sangha |
| | B) | Koan |
| | C) | Dharma |
| | D) | Mudra |
| | E) | none of the above |
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19 | |
A Buddha (or bodhisattva) expected to appear on earth in the future. |
| | A) | Maitreya |
| | B) | Trikaya |
| | C) | Guanyin |
| | D) | Amitabha |
| | E) | none of the above |
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20 | |
The totality of Buddhist teaching. |
| | A) | Satori |
| | B) | Sangha |
| | C) | Arhat |
| | D) | Dharma |
| | E) | none of the above |
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21 | |
The Mahayana notion of emptiness, meaning that the universe is empty of permanent reality. |
| | A) | lama |
| | B) | maitreya |
| | C) | bodhisattva |
| | D) | shunyata |
| | E) | none of the above |
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22 | |
Constant rebirth and the attendant suffering; the everyday world of change. |
| | A) | samsara |
| | B) | bodhisattva |
| | C) | mandala |
| | D) | shunyata |
| | E) | none of the above |
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23 | |
A Tibetan Buddhist teacher, often a monk. |
| | A) | lama |
| | B) | stupa |
| | C) | sutra |
| | D) | mudra |
| | E) | none of the above |
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24 | |
Sorrow, misery. |
| | A) | dukkha |
| | B) | sutra |
| | C) | lama |
| | D) | mudra |
| | E) | none of the above |
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'No self'; the doctrine that there is no soul or permanent essence in people and things. |
| | A) | dhyana |
| | B) | nirvana |
| | C) | tathata |
| | D) | anichcha |
| | E) | none of the above |
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26 | |
In Zen, the enlightened awareness. |
| | A) | koan |
| | B) | dharma |
| | C) | mudra |
| | D) | sangha |
| | E) | none of the above |
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The three 'baskets,' or collections, of Buddhist text. |
| | A) | Tripitaka |
| | B) | Shunyata |
| | C) | Maitreya |
| | D) | Amitaba |
| | E) | none of the above |
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28 | |
Impermanence, constant change. |
| | A) | anatta |
| | B) | nirvana |
| | C) | dhyana |
| | D) | anichcha |
| | E) | none of the above |
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In Zen Buddhism, a question that cannot be answered logically; a technique used to test consciousness and bring awakening. |
| | A) | satori |
| | B) | dharma |
| | C) | koan |
| | D) | arhat |
| | E) | none of the above |
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30 | |
Compassion, empathy. |
| | A) | karuna |
| | B) | maitreya |
| | C) | shunyata |
| | D) | lama |
| | E) | none of the above |
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A circular design containing deities, geometrical forms, symbols and so on that represent totality, the self, or the universe. |
| | A) | lama |
| | B) | maitreya |
| | C) | bodhisattva |
| | D) | mandala |
| | E) | none of the above |
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