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Basic facts about Buddhism

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1. What was the real name of the founder of Buddhism?
    Suryabaya
    Borobodur
    Siddharta Gautama
    Ashoka


2. Which of the following is a popular form of Buddhism in Japan?
    Totoro
    Matsushita
    Pikachu
    Zen


3. The Buddhists believe in following a path to enlightenment. How many fold is this path?
    60
    8
    100
    1,000


4. A Sanskrit word meaning 'action' or 'fate', a lot of people equate it to 'what comes around goes around'. What is this term?
    Sutra
    Sangha
    Bodhi
    Karma


5. When a Buddhist individual reaches enlightenment, it is said that they reach a certain state that can be literally translated as 'snuffing out'. What is this state?
    Confusion
    Nirvana
    Texas
    Cogito, ergo sum


6. Buddhism is the religion of a substantial portion of the population of which of the following countries?
    Uruguay
    Poland
    Bhutan
    Guinea-Bissau


7. Buddhism is an offshoot of what other major world religion?
    Christianity
    Zoroastrianism
    Islam
    Hinduism


8. Buddhism had a difficult time catching on in China. Which of the following is a major reason why?
    Buddhists ate a lot of meat at the time, and the Chinese did not
    Too many gods
    Buddhist monks are expected to abandon family responsibilities
    Buddhist art was too gaudy


9. What leader of Buddhist Tibet was exiled after the communist Chinese invaded and conquered Tibet during the 1950s?
    Reg Llama (of Brixton)
    Panchen Lama
    Dalai Lama
    Karmapa Lama


10. Which of the following is Buddha also known as?
    The guy with a bump on his head
    The enlightened one
    Mr. Know-it-all
    The head honcho


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