The World Of Buddhism

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. As what was Gautama Siddharta born? the son of a fisherman the son of a carpenter the son of a beggar a prince

2. What's the Buddhist term for the state of inner rest and spiritual insight which you reach after having finished the complete cycle of your reincarnations? nirvana atman karma mahayana

3. Where was Gautama Siddharta born? in the Himalayas near the mouth of the Indus River near the mouth of the Ganges River in Sri Lanka

4. Which of these rulers added to the prestige and expansion of Buddhism by his conversion to that religion? King Ashoka the Great of India King Boddhisatva the Emperor of Japan Alexander the Great

5. How old did 'the Buddha' Gautama Siddharta live to become? 80 50 60 no older than 40

6. As in most religions there are various trends and styles in Buddhism. Which of these types of Buddhism is incorrectly held by many people in the West to imply - by definition - the practice of sexual yoga as a road to spiritual enlightenment? Zen Buddhism Mahayana or Higher Vehicle Buddhism Tantric Buddhism Theraveda Buddhism

7. In 1959 the Tibetan Dalai Lama fled from Tibet to Dharamsala in __________________. Northern India Japan Sri Lanka Nepal

8. Which of these places was the "birthplace" of Tibetan Buddhism? Samye Darjeeling Ganden Kathmandu

9. On which of the Indonesian islands would you find the great Mahayana-Tantric temple of Borobudur? Celebes Sumatra Java Borneo

10. Among the most famous Buddhist Temples there is also the "Hindu-Buddhist" temple complex of Angkor Wat in _____________. Cambodia Northern India Thailand Laos