Buddhism

Question 1

Where is Buddhism from?

Answer 1

Northern India

Question 2

Who founded Buddhism

Answer 2

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 3

Where is Siddhartha from

Answer 3

Southern Nepal

Question 4

What was he and what did he train to be (before asceticism)

Answer 4

he was son of a prince and training to be a warrior

Question 5

What drove Buddha to find the cure of human suffering

Answer 5

discovering the pain and illness of the world

Question 6

What did Buddha first do to try and solve human suffering

Answer 6

joined asceticism and almost starved

Question 7

When did he reach enlightenment

Answer 7

while meditating under a tree

Question 8

What was Hinduism becoming

Answer 8

complex and dependent on Brahmins

Question 9

What did the Buddha teach people to think

Answer 9

to not accept everything they hear and question things

Question 10

What did Siddhartha think physical object were

Answer 10

illusions that distract people from enlightenment

Question 11

What caused pain, poverty, and sorrow according to Buddha

Answer 11

attachment to worldly items

Question 12

What is bodhi and the root of it

Answer 12

Siddhartha’s name which means wisdom

Question 13

What is nirvana

Answer 13

ultimate reality and reunion with the Great World Soul

Question 14

What are the Four Noble Truths

Answer 14

1. Ordinary life is suffering
2. Suffering is caused by desire to satisfy ourselves
3. The way to end suffering is to end desire and see others as extensions of ourselves
4. The way to end desire is through the Eightfold Path

Question 15

Right view

Answer 15

know the four noble truths

Question 16

Right intention

Answer 16

decide what we really want

Question 17

Right speech

Answer 17

speak truth and well of others

Question 18

Right action

Answer 18

don’t steal, kill, cheat, do drugs or alcohol, and do not lie

Question 19

Right livelihood

Answer 19

do work that uplifts our beings

Question 20

Right effort

Answer 20

never giving up

Question 21

Right mindfulness

Answer 21

keep mind in control of senses

Question 22

Right concentration

Answer 22

meditate to see the world differently

Question 23

Did Buddhism accept reincarnation?

Answer 23

yes

Question 24

Did Buddha believe in castes

Answer 24

no, he thought previous lives didn’t determine caste

Question 25

Why was Buddhism popular with untouchables

Answer 25

because he said anyone can achieve nirvana in one life if they are good in this life

Question 26

Did Buddha allow praise of him or multiple gods of Hinduism

Answer 26

no

Question 27

Did Buddha allow women in his monastic order?

Answer 27

yes but with inferior positions

Question 28

What age did Buddha die at

Answer 28

80