India Buddhism Quiz
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What does the word "buddha" literally mean?
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Prince.
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Enlightened one.
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Teacher.
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Holy one.
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What is the eightfold path?
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The quickest way to reach the top level of Halo.
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A guide to living the "Middle Way."
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The original name of the route Dorothy followed to get to Oz
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The correct way to eat Indian nan bread.
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A. A guide to living the "Middle Way." -
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According to Buddhist teachings, the way to end one's personal suffering is to...
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Pray for peace.
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Follow the eightfold path.
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Read the Buddhist Sutras daily.
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Eat only small meals.
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A. Follow the eightfold path. -
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What are Buddhist texts called?
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Proverbs.
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Sutras.
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I-Mojis.
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Musings.
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A. Sutras. -
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When Prince Gautama left his family compound for the first time he saw things that changed his life. What were those things?
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A horse, a donkey, and a cow.
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An iron man, a rocket man, and a muffin man.
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An old man, an omen, and an ashram..
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An old man, a sick man, and a corpse.
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A. An old man, a sick man, and a corpse. -
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What is the Buddha's real name?
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Enlightened One.
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Buddha is his real name.
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Siddhartha Gautama.
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Gautama Raja.
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A. Siddhartha Gautama. -
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What important event happened beneath the tree known as the "Bodhi tree"?
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The Buddha taught his first lessons.
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The Buddha stopped laughing.
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Siddhartha was enlightened.
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Siddhartha was born.
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A. Siddhartha was enlightened. -
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Buddhists believe that the Buddha is...
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An avatar of Shiva.
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A teacher who taught a path to Nirvana.
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The one true god of all people.
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The creator of the universe.
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A. A teacher who taught a path to Nirvana. -
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What is one of the ways that Buddhist teachings spread beyond India?
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Buddhist crusaders conquered distant lands.
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Laughing Buddha's were placed outside of restaurants
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Buddhist teachings spread by way of the ancient Silk Road.
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Sutras were offered as raffle prizes.
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A. Buddhist teachings spread by way of the ancient Silk Road. -
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What are the Three Treasures of Buddhism?
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The Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha
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Greed, anger, and ignorance.
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The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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Sickness, old age, and death.
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A. The Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha -
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According to the Buddha's teachings, how many Noble Truths are there?
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There are two Noble Truths.
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There is only one true Noble Truth.
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There are eight Noble Truths.
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There are four Noble Truths.
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A. There are four Noble Truths. -
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Buddhism is the middle way between...
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Taoism and Confucianism.
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Theism and atheism.
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Luxury and extreme self-denial.
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The material world and the spiritual world.
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A. Luxury and extreme self-denial. -
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Which of the following phrases is NOT one of Buddhism's Noble Truths.
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Suffering makes us stronger
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Our desires cause suffering.
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Life is suffering.
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Suffering will stop when people stop wanting things.
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A. Suffering makes us stronger -
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In Buddhism, what does the term "dharma" refer to?
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A person's immortal soul.
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The Buddhist community.
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The divine order of the universe.
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The Buddhist teachings.
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A. The Buddhist teachings. -
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For Buddhists, what is nirvana?
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The human soul.
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The state of living identified by an absence of suffering.
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A pioneering Seattle grunge rock band.
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The path to enlightenment.
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A. The state of living identified by an absence of suffering. -
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