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 Yan Tai Tang Wei Fei Wang Chang

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

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

5. How did the world come to know Tenzin Gyatso? 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 As the chief lama of the Sakya Sect

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

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? Only one Four Two, Hinayana and Mahayana 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 Sakya Simha, the lion of the Sakya clan Amitabha, the Buddha of immeasurable light Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of compassion

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