Indian Philosophy of Class: The Buddhism

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is considered the founder of Buddhism?

  1. Mahavira
  2. Gautama Buddha
  3. Confucius
  4. Laozi
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the central teaching of Buddhism?

  1. The Four Noble Truths
  2. The Eightfold Path
  3. Karma and rebirth
  4. Nirvana
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the Eightfold Path?

  1. Right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration
  2. The Four Noble Truths
  3. Karma and rebirth
  4. Nirvana
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is karma?

  1. The law of cause and effect
  2. The cycle of birth and rebirth
  3. The ultimate goal of Buddhism
  4. The state of enlightenment
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is rebirth?

  1. The process of being born again and again
  2. The ultimate goal of Buddhism
  3. The state of enlightenment
  4. The law of cause and effect
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is nirvana?

  1. The ultimate goal of Buddhism
  2. The state of enlightenment
  3. The law of cause and effect
  4. The cycle of birth and rebirth
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are the three marks of existence?

  1. Dukkha, anatta, and anicca
  2. Karma, rebirth, and nirvana
  3. The Four Noble Truths
  4. The Eightfold Path
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the bodhisattva ideal?

  1. The ideal of a person who strives to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings
  2. The ideal of a person who renounces the world and lives a life of poverty and meditation
  3. The ideal of a person who follows the Eightfold Path and attains nirvana
  4. The ideal of a person who is reborn into a higher realm of existence
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the Mahayana school of Buddhism?

  1. A school of Buddhism that emphasizes the bodhisattva ideal
  2. A school of Buddhism that emphasizes the importance of meditation
  3. A school of Buddhism that emphasizes the importance of ritual
  4. A school of Buddhism that emphasizes the importance of scripture
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the Theravada school of Buddhism?

  1. A school of Buddhism that emphasizes the importance of meditation
  2. A school of Buddhism that emphasizes the importance of ritual
  3. A school of Buddhism that emphasizes the importance of scripture
  4. A school of Buddhism that emphasizes the importance of the bodhisattva ideal
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the Vajrayana school of Buddhism?

  1. A school of Buddhism that emphasizes the importance of ritual
  2. A school of Buddhism that emphasizes the importance of scripture
  3. A school of Buddhism that emphasizes the importance of the bodhisattva ideal
  4. A school of Buddhism that emphasizes the importance of meditation
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the Abhidhamma Pitaka?

  1. The third basket of the Pali Canon
  2. The first basket of the Pali Canon
  3. The second basket of the Pali Canon
  4. The fourth basket of the Pali Canon
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the Vinaya Pitaka?

  1. The first basket of the Pali Canon
  2. The second basket of the Pali Canon
  3. The third basket of the Pali Canon
  4. The fourth basket of the Pali Canon
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the Sutta Pitaka?

  1. The first basket of the Pali Canon
  2. The second basket of the Pali Canon
  3. The third basket of the Pali Canon
  4. The fourth basket of the Pali Canon