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

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? mahayana karma nirvana atman

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

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

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

6. As in most religions there are various trends and styles in Buddhism. Which of these types of Buddhism is somewhat notorious in the West for its introduction 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 __________________. Nepal Sri Lanka Northern India Japan

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

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

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