Buddhism in Tibet

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1. Buddhism was introduced in Tibet in the 7th Century AD. True False

2. What was the name of the Chinese wife of Srong Tsen Gampo? Wang Chang Wei Fei Wang Yan Tai Tang

3. Name the first Buddhist scholar who was invited by Srong Tsen Gampo to introduce Buddhism in Tibet. Padmasambhava Shantarakshita Vimalamitra Kamalsheela

4. Who was Padmasambhava? A person who used to always carry a lotus in his hand A traveller from India who visited Tibet by chance The person who successfully introduced Buddhism to Tibet The Buddhist scholar who converted to Bon

5. How did the world come to know Tenzin Gyatso? As the chief lama of the Sakya Sect As the head of the Gelug Sect of Buddhism in Tibet As His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama of Tibet As a Tibetan monk residing in China

6. Which of these Kings persecuted Buddhists in Tibet? Bodhi Dharma Kushala Karma Loka Dharma Lang Dharma

7. Let's return to Srong Tsen Gampo. His Nepalese wife built the biggest temple in Lhasa, capital of Tibet. True or false? True False

8. How many sects of Buddhism are active in Tibet? Four Two, Hinayana and Mahayana Only one Three

9. His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama has been widely considered an emanation of which form of the Buddha? Manjusri, the Buddha of wisdom Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of compassion Amitabha, the Buddha of immeasurable light Sakya Simha, the lion of the Sakya clan

10. How many Dhyani Buddhas are recognized in Buddhism? One Four Three Five