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Siddhartha Gautama is the name of
the person who became known as the Buddha
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Tradition holds that which relative of the Buddha died soon after the birth of the Buddha
Mother
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Regarding his social class, the Buddha was
an aristocrat
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The Buddha lived approximately about this time
563-483 BCE
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The Buddha was particularly troubled by the problem of
suffering and death
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The Buddha was shocked into going on a religious search by
the Four Passing Sights
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The Buddha left home to begin his life of wandering at what age?
29
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The Buddha was enlightened by what age?
35
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The Buddha died at what age?
80
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The basic outlook on life, formulated by Buddhism, is contained in
the Four Noble Truths
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One of the essential Buddhist teachings is
everything is changing
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In regard to the common belief in a permanent soul, the Buddha seems to have taught that
souls are constantly being reborn
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The Buddha's name comes from a Sanskrit word meaning
to wake up
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A major goal of Buddhism is
inner peace
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Buddhism developed into several branches. The branch that spread into Sri Lanka and southeast Asia is
Theravada
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Literally, Mahayana means
big vehicle
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A person of great compassion, willing to be reborn constantly to help others, is called
bodhisattva
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The essential collection of sacred books of Buddhism known as the three baskets is
Tripitaka (Tripitaka)
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Zen comes from a word that means
meditation
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A sign of connection between Theravada monks and the wandering Hindu ascetics is
the orange robe
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Tibetan Buddhism includes elements of
Sutra
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The unconditional state of reality that is the highest goal of Buddhism is called
Nirvana
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The dissatisfaction and sorrow that life brings is called
dukkha
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Tibetan Buddhism
makes great use of ritual
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Buddhism came to Tibet from
India
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In Tibetan Buddhism, a vajra is frequently used together with
incense
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In Zen Buddhism, zazen refers to
sitting meditation
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The school of Mahayana Buddhism, which sees the Buddha as a divine savior, whose name the believer must constantly repeat with devotion, is
Pure Land
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Vajrayana, a form of Mahayana Buddhism is referred to as:
The diamond vehicle
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What is most important in Zen is
enlightened awareness
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A koan is
an anecdote, story or mind problem
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The type of beauty that Zen particularly values emphasizes
simplicity
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The Buddha of the Western Paradise is
Amitabha
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The name for the Buddhist community of monks and nuns is
Sangha
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To lessen suffering, the Buddha recommended
lessening desire
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The Buddha's first disciples were
his five former ascetic companions
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The Buddha opposed
the caste system
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The Indian ruer who spread Buddhist teaching widely was
Ashoka
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Vitaya, one of the "Three Baskets" refers to
the collection of rules for monks and nuns
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The Dali Lama is
the leader of Tibetan Buddhism
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Each Dalai Lama in Tibetan Buddhism is considered to be
an emanation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshavara
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In China, Buddhism was sometimes criticized because
monks and nuns had no children
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The Buddha was silent on questions about
Topics that were unanswerable
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Mahayana Buddhism
spread north to China and Japan
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Zen traces itself back to a legendary founder named
Bodhidharma
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Besides Tibetan Buddhism, another form of Vajrayana Buddhism is
Shingon Buddhism
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One of the Dali Lama's hobbies includes:
repairing timepieces such as watches
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Once a person reaches Nirvana,
rebirth is finished
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