Question 1

Buddhism has no single set of authorized practices or a common compilation of doctrines or a universal statement of the articles of faith.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Contradicting the Hindu social conventions, Buddha taught which of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  that Buddhism retained the Hindu caste system 
B)  that only men could achieve enlightenment 
C)  that extreme asceticism was required of men but not women 
D)  that women could achieve enlightenment 
A)  that Buddhism retained the Hindu caste system 
B)  that only men could achieve enlightenment 
C)  that extreme asceticism was required of men but not women 
D)  that women could achieve enlightenment

Question 3

Which of these Hindu practices of his time did Buddha not reject?

Accepted Answer

A)  the caste system 
B)  extreme asceticism 
C)  meditation 
D)  animal sacrifice 
A)  the caste system 
B)  extreme asceticism 
C)  meditation 
D)  animal sacrifice

Question 4

What does the following Key Term mean:
-asceticism

Accepted Answer

Denial of physical c

Question 5

The Mahayana movement was more sympathetic than earlier forms of Buddhism toward the laity and the rituals the laity practiced, such as stupa worship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Enlightenment in Buddhism is achieved

Accepted Answer

A)  primarily through a practitioner's own efforts 
B)  by making a pilgrimage and sitting under the Bodhi tree 
C)  by strict adherence to sacred texts 
D)  in concert with a practitioner's spiritual guide 
A)  primarily through a practitioner's own efforts 
B)  by making a pilgrimage and sitting under the Bodhi tree 
C)  by strict adherence to sacred texts 
D)  in concert with a practitioner's spiritual guide

Question 7

What is the word for Buddhist Saints?

Accepted Answer

A)  aryas 
B)  bodhisattva 
C)  arhat 
D)  sutra 
A)  aryas 
B)  bodhisattva 
C)  arhat 
D)  sutra

Question 8

Karma means the same thing in Buddhism and Jainism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Buddhism has no single set of authorized practices or a common compilation of doctrines or a universal statement of the articles of faith.

Contradicting the Hindu social conventions, Buddha taught which of these?

Which of these Hindu practices of his time did Buddha not reject?

What does the following Key Term mean: -asceticism

The Mahayana movement was more sympathetic than earlier forms of Buddhism toward the laity and the rituals the laity practiced, such as stupa worship.

Enlightenment in Buddhism is achieved

What is the word for Buddhist Saints?

Karma means the same thing in Buddhism and Jainism.

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Exam 5: Buddhism

Buddhism has no single set of authorized practices or a common compilation of doctrines or a universal statement of the articles of faith.

Contradicting the Hindu social conventions, Buddha taught which of these?

Which of these Hindu practices of his time did Buddha not reject?

What does the following Key Term mean: -asceticism

The Mahayana movement was more sympathetic than earlier forms of Buddhism toward the laity and the rituals the laity practiced, such as stupa worship.

Enlightenment in Buddhism is achieved

What is the word for Buddhist Saints?

Karma means the same thing in Buddhism and Jainism.

The Beginning of Understanding

Indigenous Religions: North America and Africa

Hinduism

Jainism

Sikhism

Confucianism

Daoism

Shinto

Zoroastrianism

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

New Religious Movements

Filters