Buddhism Quiz
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BASIC LEVEL
Have Fun
Question 1:
What was the real name of the founder of Buddhism?
Suryabaya
Borobodur
Siddharta Gautama
Ashoka
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Question 2:
Which of the following is a popular form of Buddhism in Japan?
Matsushita
Totoro
Zen
Pikachu
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Question 3:
The Buddhists believe in following a path to enlightenment. How many fold is this path?
8
100
60
1,000
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Question 4:
A Sanskrit word meaning 'action' or 'fate', a lot of people equate it to 'what comes around goes around'. What is this term?
Sangha
Sutra
Karma
Bodhi
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Question 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?
Cogito, ergo sum
Confusion
Nirvana
Texas
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Question 6:
Buddhism is the religion of a substantial portion of the population of which of the following countries?
Poland
Uruguay
Guinea-Bissau
Nepal
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Question 7:
Buddhism is an offshoot of what other major world religion?
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
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Question 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
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Question 9:
What leader of Buddhist Tibet was exiled after the communist Chinese invaded and conquered Tibet during the 1950s?
Panchen Lama
Reg Llama (of Brixton)
Karmapa Lama
Dalai Lama
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Question 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 -
phail
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AVERAGE LEVEL
Question 1:
The straight-jacket of ego, causes craving and attachment to extrinsic and illusory world. What did Buddha say would alleviate this problem?
dancing
chanting
wisdom
praying
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Question 2:
Vipassana, Zen, and Dzogchen-Mahamudra have come to the West, as the evolving form of the 3 Vehicles. According, to the Dzogchen Buddhism, is enlightenment possible in 'one' lifetime?
Answer: (yes-no)
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Question 3:
The Theravada contains the 4 Noble Truths and the 8-fold Way of the Buddha. What is it also known as..?
Harper Index way
Slow vehicle
Arhant's way
Mountain pass way
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Question 4:
The Law of Dependent Origination states action follows every reaction every cause has an effect, and every effect has a cause. What is the common name for this law?
Answer: (One Word)
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Question 5:
The Tibetans have a word for the phenomenal world - as 'Sara', which translates into 'Impossible to grasp'. Also, it has another connotation...which is a mundane object, what could it be?
old mop
rose bush
disappointing city
disillusioned cat
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Question 6:
Poisons (Klesha) can affect our actions adversely and in unwholesome ways. They are composed of Dualities: Pleasure and pain, gain and loss, praise and blame, and fame and shame. What is the collective name of these Dualities?
Calculus of forces
complicated things to avoid
8 moral hindrances
8 Wordly winds
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Question 7:
When Buddha was asked if he was a god, how did he answer?
yes
maybe
no
I am awake
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Question 8:
According to Buddha, do animals possess Buddha-nature and sentience?
Answer: (yes-no)
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Question 9:
If reincarnation exists, why cannot we recall our former lives - according to Buddha?
ignorance
too much beer
bad memory
no one cares
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Question 10:
The Wisdom training in the 8 Fold Way of Buddhism contains: Right View and Right Intention. These help to negate internal-conditioning created through culture. What is the term for wisdom achieved by cultivating these practices?
anattta
prajna
sunyatta
yama -
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ADVANCED LEVEL
Question 1:
Also called Adam's Peak, what is the name of the sacred mountain on Sri Lanka that Buddhists climb in order to follow Gautama's legendary path?
Shri Pada
Agri Uruk
Sinhal Peak
Gautama's Mount
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Question 2:
Which is the name for the lesser vehicle which many refer to as 'theravada'?
hinayana
tantric
mahayana
vajrayana
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Question 3:
What is the name of the ideal holy man of Hinayana who endeavors to attain enlightenment on his own?
panchen
ajanta
kamakura
arhat
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Question 4:
Many Buddhists around Asia repeat a certain Buddha's name over and over as a way to assist in the attainment of enlightenment. What is this Buddha's name?
Amitabha
Kuan Yin
Amritsar
Padma-Sambhava
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Question 5:
One of the largest collections of Buddhist art can be found in the Mogao caves near which town in central-west China?
Xian
Dun Huang
Urumqi
Kashgar
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Question 6:
What prime minister of Burma called a World Buddhist Council, in 1954, the first council of its kind in over 500 years?
U Thant
Mung Lao
Aung San
U Nu
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Question 7:
Which of the following terms does not fit with the rest?
sangha
pagoda
stupa
dagoba
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Question 8:
What was the name of the Indian missionary who was said to be the founder of Chan or Zen Buddhism?
Karmapa
Kalimara
Bodhidarma
Kuan Yin
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Question 9:
What was the name of the evil tempter who tried to attack and bribe the Buddha while he was seated under the Bodhi tree?
Kalki
Mara
Agni
Harumpa
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Question 10:
Near what city did the Buddha give his first sermon?
Benares
Dhankuta
Darjeeling
Patna -
think i'm gonna fail.......
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MORE ADVANCED LEVEL
1.What is the "10" mention in the Lotus Sutra ?
a.10 precepts
b.10 suchness
c.10 cities
d.10 flower
2.What is the name of the chinese monk who went to India to study in Nalanda University during Tang Dynasty China
a.Fa Hsien
b.Tang Hsuan Zang
c.Ku Kai
d.Thich Nhat Hanh
3.Whos the next aide of Amitabha Buddha in the Western Paradise beside Avalokiteshvara?
a.Da Shi Zhi
b.Hui Neng
c.Bodhiruci
d.Shan Tao -
Wah... headache liaoOriginally posted by bohiruci:MORE ADVANCED LEVEL
1.What is the "10" mention in the Lotus Sutra ?
a.10 precepts
b.10 suchness
c.10 cities
d.10 flower
2.What is the name of the chinese monk who went to India to study in Nalanda University during Tang Dynasty China
a.Fa Hsien
b.Tang Hsuan Zang
c.Ku Kai
d.Thich Nhat Hanh
3.Whos the next aide of Amitabha Buddha in the Western Paradise beside Avalokiteshvara?
a.Da Shi Zhi
b.Hui Neng
c.Bodhiruci
d.Shan Tao
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Sorry I only interested in the 6 supernatural abilities in buddhism
The rest I did not read up which means I fail badly too except the supernatural abilities portions
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Dear maggot.... only an enlightened Arhant, Pratyekabuddha, Bodhisattva and Buddha can completely develop the Six Supernatural Powers, because the Sixth supernatural powers, also the most important 'supernatural power', is regarding being enlightened to the 4 Noble Truths. So if you are a True Buddhist, you must cultivate according to what Buddha said, and not practise deviantly through yogic practises to gain these supernatural powers, this is the non-buddhist way of practise. All other religions, and yogis, can only develop the first 5 Supernatural Powers, but the Sixth supernatural power is inaccessible to them.Originally posted by maggot:Sorry I only interested in the 6 supernatural abilities in buddhism
The rest I did not read up which means I fail badly too except the supernatural abilities portions -
correct!Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Dear maggot.... only an enlightened Arhant, Pratyekabuddha, Bodhisattva and Buddha can completely develop the Six Supernatural Powers, because the Sixth supernatural powers, also the most important 'supernatural power', is regarding being enlightened to the 4 Noble Truths. So if you are a True Buddhist, you must cultivate according to what Buddha said, and not practise deviantly through yogic practises to gain these supernatural powers, this is the non-buddhist way of practise. All other religions, and yogis, can only develop the first 5 Supernatural Powers, but the Sixth supernatural power is inaccessible to them. -
Originally posted by neutral_onliner:
how many do i get correct?
[b]BASIC LEVEL
Have Fun
Question 1:
What was the real name of the founder of Buddhism?
Suryabaya
Borobodur
Siddharta Gautama
Ashoka
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Question 2:
Which of the following is a popular form of Buddhism in Japan?
Matsushita
Totoro
Zen
Pikachu
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Question 3:
The Buddhists believe in following a path to enlightenment. How many fold is this path?
8
100
60
1,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Question 4:
A Sanskrit word meaning 'action' or 'fate', a lot of people equate it to 'what comes around goes around'. What is this term?
Sangha
Sutra
Karma
Bodhi
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Question 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?
Cogito, ergo sum
Confusion
Nirvana
Texas
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Question 6:
Buddhism is the religion of a substantial portion of the population of which of the following countries?
Poland
Uruguay
Guinea-Bissau
Nepal
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Question 7:
Buddhism is an offshoot of what other major world religion?
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
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Question 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
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Question 9:
What leader of Buddhist Tibet was exiled after the communist Chinese invaded and conquered Tibet during the 1950s?
Panchen Lama
Reg Llama (of Brixton)
Karmapa Lama
Dalai Lama
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Question 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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well done ! But... pls check ques 7 againOriginally posted by 798:how many do i get correct? -
Are you sure Buddhism is an offshoot of islam?Originally posted by 798:how many do i get correct? The correct ans should be 'hinduism'.
But actually Buddhism is not an offshoot of anything else... so the question is irrelevant.. the teachings of hinduism and buddhism are really different, and may look the same because 1) Buddhism influenced Hinduism 2) Buddha spoke in indian languages .... there isnt a religion called 'hinduism' in the past either, 'hinduism' is a latter development. -
dunno wat is offshoot. cos i misread wat is most influence during dat time of the period.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Are you sure Buddhism is an offshoot of islam? The correct ans should be 'hinduism'.
But actually Buddhism is not an offshoot of anything else... so the question is irrelevant.. the teachings of hinduism and buddhism are really different, and may look the same because 1) Buddhism influenced Hinduism 2) Buddha spoke in indian languages .... there isnt a religion called 'hinduism' in the past either, 'hinduism' is a latter development.
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Islam is formed only more than a thousand years after BuddhismOriginally posted by 798:dunno wat is offshoot. cos i misread wat is most influence during dat time of the period. -
The ability to transcend samsaric world, transcend birth and death, transcend sufferings, the ability to enter nirvana, this ability is much greater than the ability to fly in the sky, walk through walls, walk on water, read people's minds, etc.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Dear maggot.... only an enlightened Arhant, Pratyekabuddha, Bodhisattva and Buddha can completely develop the Six Supernatural Powers, because the Sixth supernatural powers, also the most important 'supernatural power', is regarding being enlightened to the 4 Noble Truths. So if you are a True Buddhist, you must cultivate according to what Buddha said, and not practise deviantly through yogic practises to gain these supernatural powers, this is the non-buddhist way of practise. All other religions, and yogis, can only develop the first 5 Supernatural Powers, but the Sixth supernatural power is inaccessible to them.
Have you ever heard, 'shen tong bi bu guo ye li'? Supernatural powers can never supercede karmic force. It never will. Did you hear about Mogallana's attempt to save 500 youth from dying in war? It never worked.
Therefore, cultivate the right path, put your effort in good use. If you cultivate the way of Buddha, naturally you will develop the 6 supernatural powers. But we should never have desires for powers for personal ego.
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/bodhisattva/siddhi.html
One day the Buddha met an ascetic who sat by the bank of a river. This ascetic had practised austerities for 25 years. The Buddha asked him what he had received for all his labor. The ascetic proudly replied that, now at last, he could cross the river by walking on the water. The Buddha pointed out that this gain was insignificant for all the years of labor, since he could cross the river using a ferry for one penny! -
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/db_02.htm
Have you also heard of Mogallana's attempt to save his mother using his supernatural powers? It too, never worked, because his powers cannot supercede his mother's karmic forces.
The Limitations of Supernatural Powers
Mogallana always thought that nothing was impossible with his supernatural power. However, little did he realise that supernatural power could not help one escape the law of cause and effect. Neither did he know that it could not defeat karma and free one from the cycle of life and death.
Once, the Buddha's homeland Kapilavastu was invaded by King Vidudabha of Kosala. Being a patriot, the Buddha had succeeded in blocking the enemy for three times. But King Vidudabha did not want to give up. Knowing that this was due to the karma of Sakya clan. The Buddha had no choice but to let it be.
Mogallana was deeply agitated when heard that Kapilavastu was surrounded by enemy troops. Though the Buddha told him this was the karma of Sakya clan, he insisted on saving the clan people with his miraculous power.
He flew into Kapilavastu which was already encircled by enemy troops ring upon ring. He selected the five hundred outstanding Sakyas and put them in a bowl. When he had safely flown out of the country, he opened the bowl and found that the five hundred people in it had already turned into a flood of blood!
Mogallana then realised one could not violate the law of cause and effect taught by the Buddha. Even supernatural power could not outmatch karmic effect.
Only by practising dharma, attaining enlightenment, will you have ability to save your parents even from your previous lifetimes, through your 'gong de'.Saving His Mother
Mogallana was noted not only for his great supernatural powers but also for his filial piety!
One day, while looking at the realm of hungry ghosts with his divine vision, Mogallana saw his mother suffering there. He was very sad. So, with the help of his supernatural power, the filial Mogallana provided a bowl of rice for his mother. However, when the rice reached his mother's hands, it turned into burning charcoal and could not be eaten. Upon seeing that, Mogallana could not help but cried sadly. Though he could tell what caused the ghosts to receive their retribution, he could not explain his mother's suffering. So he immediately went to ask the Buddha.
Buddha said compassionately, "Mogallana, your mother had in her previous life, slandered the Buddha and the Sangha. Moreover, she did not believe in retribution and had been greedy and hot-tempered. That is why she is receiving such a retribution. The reason why you do not know your mother's karma is that your supernatural power has been hindered by the love between mother and son!"
"Lord Buddha, is there any way to help my mother get out of the realm of hungry ghosts?" Mogallana asked earnestly.
"Mogallana, you cannot save you mother on your own because her bad karma is very serious. The only way is to depend on the supernatural powers of the holy monks to help free her from the suffering in the realm of hungry ghosts."
"The fifteenth of the seventh lunar month every year is the last day of summer retreat for all monks and many of them will have attained enlightenment by then. If one makes offerings to all holy monks on this day, he can rely on their united efforts to release his parents and relatives from the realms of suffering. If his parents are alive, they will live a longer and happier life."
The delighted Mogallana carried out Buddha's instructions and made offerings to all monks on the last day of the summer retreat. True enough, his mother was immediately freed from the realm of hungry ghosts. He was very grateful to Buddha and praised the beneficence of the Triple Gem. He also urged people to make offerings to Buddha and Sangha on the fifteenth of the seventh lunar month to repay the kindness of their parents. This is the origin of the Ullambana Festival. -
There are some sutras that have the ways to develop them written on the sutras itselfOriginally posted by An Eternal Now:Dear maggot.... only an enlightened Arhant, Pratyekabuddha, Bodhisattva and Buddha can completely develop the Six Supernatural Powers, because the Sixth supernatural powers, also the most important 'supernatural power', is regarding being enlightened to the 4 Noble Truths. So if you are a True Buddhist, you must cultivate according to what Buddha said, and not practise deviantly through yogic practises to gain these supernatural powers, this is the non-buddhist way of practise. All other religions, and yogis, can only develop the first 5 Supernatural Powers, but the Sixth supernatural power is inaccessible to them.
But however only people with a certain level of cultivation can understand what is written
However these abilities are too real and tempting that I will not give up any chance to develop them if I can -
From the topic What will happen to people who don't believe in Buddhism? - the topic that made our forum get a rating of 32.223 and enter the top 20 list :
Again, from the web URL itself:Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Yes, although Buddha and Buddhism places so little emphasize on aspects of paranormal abilities, Buddha did spoke about it before. He himself has also performed miracles.
Buddha spoke of 6 kinds of Supernatural Powers: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/buddhism/tinhla01.htm
But however, only the 6th is of most important and crucial for liberation. It is 6. ASAVAKKHAYA - SUPRA-MUNDANE KNOWLEDGE OR POWER RELATING TO DESTRUCTION OF ASAVAS AND THE RECOGNITION OF THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS.
Practitioners and yogis outside Buddhism may enter Samadhi and cultivate the 5 Supernatural Powers, but the 6th is only attained by cultivating the Buddhadharma and reaching liberation/enlightenment.
...It must, however, be understood that the Buddha did not consider every trance to be necessarily good, for it must aim at the right end. He, however, realised that there were those who devoted to yogic exercises to acquire supernatural powers. So the Buddha refined the practice by telling them that even such powers could be acquired only through the practice of righteouaness and wisdom. ( Akankheyya Sutta, S. B. E. Vol. XI, ) Acquisition of supernatural powers does not confer any spiritual advantage. It was for this reason that the Buddha forbade his disciples to work miracles for display... -
Originally posted by An Eternal Now:
The 6 powers do not require to go into trance
From the topic What will happen to people who don't believe in Buddhism? - the topic that made our forum get a rating of 32.223 and enter the top 20 list :
Again, from the web URL itself:
[b]...It must, however, be understood that the Buddha did not consider every trance to be necessarily good, for it must aim at the right end. He, however, realised that there were those who devoted to yogic exercises to acquire supernatural powers. So the Buddha refined the practice by telling them that even such powers could be acquired only through the practice of righteouaness and wisdom. ( Akankheyya Sutta, S. B. E. Vol. XI, ) Acquisition of supernatural powers does not confer any spiritual advantage. It was for this reason that the Buddha forbade his disciples to work miracles for display...[/b] -
Also.. i must say.. many ppl's power are not their powers but 'given' by spiritsOriginally posted by maggot:There are some sutras that have the ways to develop them written on the sutras itself
But however only people with a certain level of cultivation can understand what is written
However these abilities are too real and tempting that I will not give up any chance to develop them if I can 
the person himself may not even know..
some people also have powers, like their own special abilities since young.... they can see things, travel to different places spiritually (not physically), etc.. but actually thats bcos they brought over powers from previous lifetime... and their previous lifetime is those spirits who have spiritual powers. -
then how do u derive these powers? as said above?Originally posted by maggot:The 6 powers do not require to go into trance -
Given by spirits?Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Also.. i must say.. many ppl's power are not their powers but 'given' by spirits
some people also have powers, like their own special abilities since young.... they can see things, travel to different places spiritually (not physically), etc.. but actually thats bcos they brought over powers from previous lifetime... and their previous lifetime is those spirits who have spiritual powers. They never understand the sutras well enough?
The heart sutra got 1 supernatural power hidden in it in the writtings please go discover it yourself -
Heart Sutra mantra?Originally posted by maggot:Given by spirits? They never understand the sutras well enough?
The heart sutra got 1 supernatural power hidden in it in the writtings please go discover it yourself
And yes, a lot of ppl have special abilities bcos spirits are aiding them.