The Buddhist Abhidharma and Consciousness
The Buddhist Abhidharma and Consciousness Quiz
Questions
What is the central concept of the Buddhist Abhidharma?
- Anatta (non-self)
- Dukkha (suffering)
- Anicca (impermanence)
- Pratītyasamutpāda (dependent origination)
According to the Abhidharma, what are the three main characteristics of existence?
- Anitya (impermanence), duhkha (suffering), and anatta (non-self)
- Anitya (impermanence), anitya (impermanence), anitya (impermanence)
- Dukkha (suffering), dukkha (suffering), dukkha (suffering)
- Anatta (non-self), anatta (non-self), anatta (non-self)
What is the term for the momentary, atomic units of consciousness in the Abhidharma?
- Citta
- Cetasika
- Rupa
- Vedana
What are the four main types of citta?
- Kusala (wholesome), akusala (unwholesome), vipaka (resultant), and kiriya (functional)
- Kusala (wholesome), akusala (unwholesome), vipaka (resultant), and upekkha (neutral)
- Kusala (wholesome), akusala (unwholesome), vipaka (resultant), and cetasika (mental factors)
- Kusala (wholesome), akusala (unwholesome), vipaka (resultant), and rupa (material form)
What is the term for the mental factors that accompany citta?
- Cetasika
- Rupa
- Vedana
- Saññā
How many cetasika are there in the Abhidharma?
- 52
- 108
- 150
- 200
What is the term for the five aggregates of existence in the Abhidharma?
- Rupa (material form), vedana (feeling), saññā (perception), saṅkhāra (formations), and viññāṇa (consciousness)
- Rupa (material form), vedana (feeling), saññā (perception), saṅkhāra (formations), and citta (consciousness)
- Rupa (material form), vedana (feeling), saññā (perception), saṅkhāra (formations), and cetasika (mental factors)
- Rupa (material form), vedana (feeling), saññā (perception), saṅkhāra (formations), and upekkha (neutral feeling)
What is the term for the three types of consciousness in the Abhidharma?
- Viññāṇa (sensory consciousness), manoviññāṇa (mental consciousness), and ālaya-viññāṇa (storehouse consciousness)
- Viññāṇa (sensory consciousness), manoviññāṇa (mental consciousness), and citta (consciousness)
- Viññāṇa (sensory consciousness), manoviññāṇa (mental consciousness), and cetasika (mental factors)
- Viññāṇa (sensory consciousness), manoviññāṇa (mental consciousness), and upekkha (neutral feeling)
What is the term for the process of rebirth in the Abhidharma?
- Paṭisandhi
- Anicca
- Dukkha
- Anatta
What are the three types of paṭisandhi?
- Kammaja (resultant), upapattija (spontaneous), and opapātika (sudden)
- Kammaja (resultant), upapattija (spontaneous), and cetasika (mental factors)
- Kammaja (resultant), upapattija (spontaneous), and rupa (material form)
- Kammaja (resultant), upapattija (spontaneous), and vedana (feeling)
What is the term for the state of liberation from suffering in the Abhidharma?
- Nibbāna
- Anicca
- Dukkha
- Anatta
What are the three main paths to nibbāna in the Abhidharma?
- Sīla (virtue), samādhi (concentration), and paññā (wisdom)
- Sīla (virtue), samādhi (concentration), and cetasika (mental factors)
- Sīla (virtue), samādhi (concentration), and rupa (material form)
- Sīla (virtue), samādhi (concentration), and vedana (feeling)
What is the term for the highest level of consciousness in the Abhidharma?
- Buddhahood
- Anicca
- Dukkha
- Anatta
What are the three main characteristics of a Buddha in the Abhidharma?
- Sammā-sambuddha (perfectly enlightened), vijjā-caraṇa-sampanna (endowed with knowledge and conduct), and sugata (well-gone)
- Sammā-sambuddha (perfectly enlightened), vijjā-caraṇa-sampanna (endowed with knowledge and conduct), and cetasika (mental factors)
- Sammā-sambuddha (perfectly enlightened), vijjā-caraṇa-sampanna (endowed with knowledge and conduct), and rupa (material form)
- Sammā-sambuddha (perfectly enlightened), vijjā-caraṇa-sampanna (endowed with knowledge and conduct), and vedana (feeling)
What is the term for the collection of Buddhist teachings that focus on the nature of reality, particularly the concept of anatta, or non-self?
- Abhidharma
- Anicca
- Dukkha
- Anatta