Buddhism

Question 1

Sunyata

Answer 1

Oneness

Question 2

Vajrayana

Answer 2

another term for Tibetan Buddhism

Question 3

Dalai Lama

Answer 3

Leader of the Tibetan Monks

Question 4

Lotus Symbol

Answer 4

symbol of enlightenment
symbol of women
“divine birth”

Question 5

Mudra

Answer 5

Tibetan for “to please the gods”

Hand symbols

Question 6

Mandalas

Answer 6

square drawing that Tibetan Buddhists make when a monk is being ordained.

Question 7

Four Noble Truths

Answer 7

1. Life if painful
2. Pain and suffering are caused by craving, selfish desire, and attachment
3. Craving and attachment can be eliminated
4. The “eight-fold middle path” leads to the extinction of suffering

Question 8

the Eightfold Middle Path

Answer 8

• Right understanding or view
• Right purposes or aspirations
• Right Speech
• Right conduct or actions
• Right livelihood
• Right effort or endeavor
• Right Alertness or Mindfulness
• Right Concentration or Meditation

Question 9

Skanda

Answer 9

Body (form), perceptions, feelings, subconscious, and reasoning
Each life you get a new skanda, where each of these five things are different. However, these traits can be subject to past Karma