Exam 5: Buddhism

In what century did Buddhism spread throughout Central Asia?

Which of these words is used for the practice of denying physical comfort or pleasures for religious ends?

Buddhaghosa, a Theravadin Buddhist in the fourth century CE, taught thaew things are as beneficial to a Buddhist as profound meditation on the certainty _________.

In this firsive hundred years after Buddha's death, the two great branches of Buddhism, ________ and _________, arose in India before spreading elsewhere.

In his teachings, the Buddha tried to provide a reasonable explanation for the problem of existence and offer a plausible solution to suffering.

Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen master and poet, was the architect of a distinctive form of "engaged Buddhism."

After his enlightenment Buddha said that he had gone beyond the deep-rooted unconscious traits that would make him a god or human.

The Buddha told people not to believe in anything simply because it is found written in their religious books.

Which of these terms denotes Buddhism's core teachings systematized in the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path?

What does the following Key Term mean: -dukkha

Buddhist thinker Pema Chodron says that often in the midst of our ________, we are on the verge of discovering something about ourselves.

For Buddha, the ________ embodies the ultimate truth about the nature of reality, the nature and cause of suffering, and the means for transcending suffering and its recurrence in continuous cycles of death and rebirth.

Which of these is not included in the Four Noble Truths?

Male-female inequality is still the norm in some areas of Buddhism.

In Zen Buddhism, initiates meditate on koans until rational thought is overcome, and insight breaks through.

What does the following Key Term mean: -anicca

There is a Tibetan practice known as "dream yoga" in which awareness is cultivated during lucid dreams.

Bankei was an iconoclastic teacher of Zen who lived in the seventeenth century. Which of these did he reject in his teachings?

In what year was the World Council of Buddhists established?

Not every Buddhist is expected to adhere to minimum moral standards or the virtues known as the Five Precepts.