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The World Of Buddhism

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Buddhism : The World Of Buddhism

Introduction:
"Knowing the religions of the world may be helpful to get on well with our neighbours in the global village. Here follows a quiz on the birth and rise of Buddhism."


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


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