Question 1

What was the Buddha's parinirvana?

Accepted Answer

A)  His time before enlightenment practising extreme asceticism 
B)  The five hundred previous lives before he achieved full enlightenment 
C)  The first stage of his enlightenment, in the first watch of the night 
D)  The period after his enlightenment during which he travelled and taught 
E)  The final end of the cycle of rebirth, suffering, and the perfection of happiness 
A)  His time before enlightenment practising extreme asceticism 
B)  The five hundred previous lives before he achieved full enlightenment 
C)  The first stage of his enlightenment, in the first watch of the night 
D)  The period after his enlightenment during which he travelled and taught 
E)  The final end of the cycle of rebirth, suffering, and the perfection of happiness

Question 2

Buddhism's intellectual and institutional influence lasted in India until when?

Accepted Answer

A)  12th century BCE 
B)  20th century BCE 
C)  17th century BCE 
D)  7th century BCE 
E)  2nd century BCE 
A)  12th century BCE 
B)  20th century BCE 
C)  17th century BCE 
D)  7th century BCE 
E)  2nd century BCE

Question 3

What is the Buddhist concept of anatman? What does it mean for how personhood is understood?

Accepted Answer

Anatman means "no-self" or "no-soul," an

Question 4

At what age did the Buddha experience enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A)  16 
B)  18 
C)  21 
D)  25 
E)  35 
A)  16 
B)  18 
C)  21 
D)  25 
E)  35

Question 5

The three characteristics of existence according to Buddhism are suffering, death, and no-self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A major innovation in Buddhist thought was the idea of no permanent human self or soul.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are the "three bodies" (trikaya) of buddhahood, according to Mahayana teaching?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deity, human, and underworld being 
B)  Male body, female body, and heavenly body 
C)  Appearance (Transformation) Body, Body of Bliss, and Dharma Body 
D)  The Arhat, the Bodhisattva, and the Buddha 
E)  Siddartha, Shakyamuni, and Tathagata 
A)  Deity, human, and underworld being 
B)  Male body, female body, and heavenly body 
C)  Appearance (Transformation) Body, Body of Bliss, and Dharma Body 
D)  The Arhat, the Bodhisattva, and the Buddha 
E)  Siddartha, Shakyamuni, and Tathagata

Question 8

What was the topic of the Buddha's first sutra (discourse or sermon)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The importance of devotionalism 
B)  The three paths to liberation 
C)  The virtues of extreme asceticism 
D)  Avoiding the temptations of Mara 
E)  The Middle Way 
A)  The importance of devotionalism 
B)  The three paths to liberation 
C)  The virtues of extreme asceticism 
D)  Avoiding the temptations of Mara 
E)  The Middle Way

What was the Buddha's parinirvana?

Buddhism's intellectual and institutional influence lasted in India until when?

What is the Buddhist concept of anatman? What does it mean for how personhood is understood?

At what age did the Buddha experience enlightenment?

The three characteristics of existence according to Buddhism are suffering, death, and no-self.

A major innovation in Buddhist thought was the idea of no permanent human self or soul.

What are the "three bodies" (trikaya) of buddhahood, according to Mahayana teaching?

What was the topic of the Buddha's first sutra (discourse or sermon)?

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What was the Buddha's parinirvana?

Buddhism's intellectual and institutional influence lasted in India until when?

What is the Buddhist concept of anatman? What does it mean for how personhood is understood?

At what age did the Buddha experience enlightenment?

The three characteristics of existence according to Buddhism are suffering, death, and no-self.

A major innovation in Buddhist thought was the idea of no permanent human self or soul.

What are the "three bodies" (trikaya) of buddhahood, according to Mahayana teaching?

What was the topic of the Buddha's first sutra (discourse or sermon)?

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Religions of Late Antiquity

Jewish Traditions

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