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Buddhism Glossary

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Introduction:
"Test your knowledge of a few basic Buddhist terms."


1. He was one of the chief disciples of the Buddha and is addressed in "The Heart Sutra".
    Anathapindaka
    Milarepa
    Angulimala
    Shariputra


2. In Mahayana Buddhism it is the title given to one who compassionately postpones enlightenment for the sake of helping others realize themselves.
    Bodhisattva
    Deva
    Arhat
    Daisosho


3. It is the name given to the eternal truth body of a Buddha.
    Pure Land
    Samsara
    Prajna
    Dharmakaya


4. It is the path indicated by the fourth noble truth which includes right view, right thought, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, and right mindfulness.
    The Vajrayana Path
    The Straight And Narrow Path
    The Eightfold Path
    The Hinayana Path


5. It is the name given to the personification of evil, the tempter or the king of demons.
    Marpa
    Mara
    Mala
    Mudra


6. He was the first patriarch in the Ch'an tradition of China and subsequent Zen tradition of Japan.
    Lao-Tse
    Bodhidharma
    Seung Sahn
    Hsu Yun


7. It is the tradition of Buddhism currenly practiced in Sri Lanka, Burma, and Thailand that has arhatship as its final goal.
    Mantrayana
    Theravada
    Mahayana
    Vajrayana


8. It is the name of the cycle of existence.
    Nirvana
    Samsara
    Tushita
    Pure Land


9. It is the term meaning "one-pointed concentration".
    Daisan
    Metta
    Samadhi
    Mantra


10. She is the female version of the archetypal Bodhisattva of compassion observed in China.
    Avalokiteshvara
    Kuan Yin
    Kannon
    Chenrezig


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