Exam 10: Buddhist Traditions

In the Buddhist tradition, what does the term anatman mean?

Linji and Caodong are the two main sects within which form of Buddhism?

All three "vehicles" or major groups of Buddhism originated in India.

In the Buddhist tradition, what does the term "Arhat" mean?

Theravada Buddhist practice a form of meditation known as vipassana.

The practice of giving alms to monks is known as a ritual called dana.

What does the term "buddha" literally mean?

In 1963, a monk named Thich Quang Duc, burned himself to death to call attention to persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

Tantric Buddhism envisions cosmic reality as an interplay between which of the following?

According to which Mahayana school can we be reborn in another realm and from where we can achieve enlightenment?

What is Joshu's Mu?

Shakyamuni delivered his first sermon before the king and a crowd at the royal palace.

In the Buddhist tradition, what does the term "dharma" mean?

The effort to drive out the Rohingyas from Myanmar was seen as a Buddhist attack on Hinduism.

What is contained within the Sutra Pitaka?

According to the Mahayana Yogacara school, we can never know if external objects exist.

Buddhists confidently taki refuge in Buddha, the great man, turned divine god.

As part of the traditional Buddhist story of Siddartha Gautama, his father tries to shelter him from any evidence of life's suffering.

Why is Buddhism sometimes called the "Middle Way" and how does this connect with the traditional story of Shakyamuni Buddha's path to enlightenment?

What are three ways that Mahayana Buddhists differ from the earlier Theravada Buddhists?