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Buddhism

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
The largest branch of Buddhism
a.
is the Yogacara.
b.
is the Theravada.
c.
is the Mahayana.
d.
is the Tantra.
 

 2. 
A person who has achieved enlightenment is an
a.
Anatman.
b.
Arhat.
c.
Tara
d.
Ahimsa.
 

 3. 
The Buddha was primarily interested in eliminating
a.
caste
b.
poverty
c.
suffering
d.
discrimination against women.
 

 4. 
The Buddhist monastic order is the
a.
Bodhgaya.
b.
Sangha.
c.
Dharma.
d.
Arhat.
 

 5. 
The concenpt of “no self”
a.
Atman
b.
Anatman
c.
Sangha
d.
Ahimsa.
 

 6. 
The source of suffering, said the Buddha, is primarily
a.
Dukkha.
b.
Skandha.
c.
Tanha.
d.
Dharma.
 

 7. 
The Eightfold Path in Buddhism
a.
is one of the four passing sights.
b.
is one of the five skandhas.
c.
is one of the Four Noble Truths.
d.
is Nirvana.
 

 8. 
In Buddhism, when grasping ceases, one passes from suffering to
a.
Nirvana.
b.
Bodhigaya
c.
Sarnath.
d.
Dukkha.
 

 9. 
In Buddhism, a being who has qualified for Nirvana but remains behind to help others is referred to as a
a.
Dhyana.
b.
Koan.
c.
Bodhisattva.
d.
Satori.
 

 10. 
A Bodhisattva is a being most associated with
a.
Ashoka.
b.
Jatakas.
c.
Theravada Buddhism.
d.
Mahayana Buddhism.
 

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 11. 
Since he was a Brahmin, Siddhartha became a priest.
 

 12. 
Tanha means desire or grasp.
 

 13. 
Theravadins do not think that the Buddha is divine.
 

 14. 
In Mahayana Buddhism the Buddha can be a god.
 

 15. 
In Buddhism, no Self exists over and beyond the five skandhas.
 

 16. 
Theravadin Buddhists preferred imitating the ascetic life of the Buddha.
 

Essay -- worth five points each
 

 17. 
What makes Tibetan forms of Buddhism distinctive?
 

 18. 
How do Theravadin and Mahayana forms of Buddhism differ?
 

 19. 
The Four Noble Truths of the Buddha.
 



 
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