02 Oct enlightened beings
- Question 1 Which of the following statements about bodhisattvas is true?
- a They are rejected in Mahayana Buddhism.
- b They are laypeople in Theravada Buddhism.
- c They are enlightened beings who refrain from entering nirvana in order to save others.
- d They are monks who failed to enter nirvana and are sentenced to work for the poor.
- Question 2 Which of the following statements regarding Buddhism’s perspective on suffering is true?
- a Buddhism does not claim to be able to get rid of pain or evil, it merely claims that an enlightened person will no longer perceive it.
- b Buddhism claims that attaining enlightenment will show individuals that there is no such thing as suffering.
- c Buddhism claims that suffering is caused by evil spirits.
- d Buddhism claims that suffering is necessary for spiritual development.
- Question 3 Which of the following choices is NOT one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism?
- a the Buddha
- b karma
- c dharma
- d the Sangha
- Question 4 Which of the following choices best expresses how Buddha taught about dharma after reaching enlightenment.
- a Instead of teaching others how to learn for themselves, he taught them what he learned.
- b Instead of teaching what he learned, he taught others how to learn those things for themselves.
- c He taught them what he learned only if they could survive a life of extreme asceticism.
- d He did not begin teaching after reaching enlightenment.
- Question 5 All schools of Buddhism ____________.
- a accept only the Pali Tipitaka as Buddhist texts.
- b encourage followers to ignore the Three Jewels
- c encourage followers to embrace the Five Precepts
- d encourage followers to reject the Four Noble Truths
- Many Mahayana sutras appear to ______________.
- a have been abandoned at a later time in their histories
- b have been abandoned at an early time in their histories
- c have been translated from Sanskrit into local languages at a later time in their histories
- d have been translated from local languages into Sanskrit at an early time in their histories
- Question 7 The Irenaean theodicy posits that _______
- a evil does not exist
- b the existence of evil depends entirely on individual perspective
- c the existence of evil is necessary for proper spiritual development
- d evil is an illusion
- Question 8 The Vinaya Pitaka contains __________.
- a rules for Buddhist monks and nuns
- b rules for Buddhist rulers
- c rules for Buddhist children
- d None of the above
- Question 9 While both the Theravada school and the Mahayana school stress the importance of attaining wisdom, the Mahayana school also emphasizes the ______________.
- a practice of martial arts b practice of studying
- c practice of compassion
- d practice of fasting
- Question 10 Vajrayana Buddhism is also sometimes called _________.
- a Tiantai Buddhism
- b Zen Buddhism
- c Mahayana Buddhism
- d Tantric Buddhism
- Question 11 Which Buddhist school is thought to be the largest school?
- a Mahayana Buddhism
- b Theravada Buddhism
- c Tibetan Buddhism
- d None of the above
- Question 12 What is one purpose of the Noble Eightfold Path?
- a To provide instructions for finding an acceptable sangha.
- b To provide instructions for meditating correctly.
- c To provide instructions for eliminating dukkha.
- d To provide instructions for maximizing dukkha.
- Question 13 Which of the following statements about the Middle Way is true?
- a The Middle Way is a summary of the Buddhist creation story.
- b The Middle Way does not require Buddhists to take firm positions on metaphysical questions.
- c The Middle Way requires practitioners to embrace extreme self-indulgence or self-deprivation.
- d Both B and C
- Question 14 Which Buddhist text contains rules for Buddhist monks and nuns, as well as explanation for those rules? a Abhidhamma Pitaka
- b Vinaya Pitaka
- c Sutta Pitaka
- d Bodhisattvas Pitaka
- Question 15 It is believed that Buddhism faced a period of oppression under the rule of which dynasty?
- a the Ashokan Dynasty
- b the Persian Empire
- c the Mauryan Dynasty
- d the Sunga Dynasty
- Question 16 Vajrayana Buddhism holds ________ intended to focus the body and mind to be central its practice.
- a rituals
- b charity
- c fasting
- d compassion
- Question 17 Which of the following choices is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths?
- a The truth of suffering
- b The truth of the origin of suffering
- c The truth of the path to the cessation of suffering
- d The truth of enlightenment
- Question 18 East Asian and Tibetan Buddhists believe there exists a period of experience between lives called _______. a bardo
- b dukkha
- c samsara
- d ahimsa
- Question 19 The cycle of samsara is _____________.
- a blocked by human cravings and aversions
- b perpetuated by human cravings and aversions
- c perpetuated by nirvana d
- a human illusion
- Question 20 The Zen school is believed to have been influenced by _________________.
- a Chinese Daoism
- b Hinduism
- c Confucianism
- d Both A and C
06:39 - Question 21 Which of the following choices is the proper term for a Buddhist community of nuns and monks?
- a the Magga
- b Samsara
- c the Dharma
- d the Sangha
- Question 22 _______ is the Buddhist term for suffering, stress, anxiety, and dissatisfaction.
- a Karma
- b Samsara
- c Dukkha
- d Nirvana
- Question 23 Which of the following statements regarding Buddhism is true?
- a The concept of nonviolence is largely ignored.
- b There is no official Buddhist position on dietary restrictions.
- c Every Buddhist in every school is required to chant daily.
- d There is no prohibition on ingesting intoxicants that can alter one’s mind.
- Question 24 Which of the following choices is the correct Buddhist term for a state of bliss offering total peace and freedom from life’s pain?
- a nirvana
- b samsara
- c karma
- d sangha
- Question 25 __________ attempt to justify the existence of evil and suffering.
- a Theologies
- b Theodicies
- c Apologetics
- d Dialectics
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