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Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Confucius
Siddartha Gautama
Laozi
Amitabha ✔Correct Answer-Siddartha Gautama
Confucianism, Daoism and ______ were commonly referred to as the Three Teachings; they had
an enduring influence on almost all aspects of traditional Chinese culture.
Legalism
Buddhism
Yin-Yang Cosmology
Christianity ✔Correct Answer-Buddhism
Which of the following is NOT one of the "Four Noble Truths"?
All life is inevitably sorrowful
All things are transient
Sorrow is due to craving
Sorrow can only be stopped by the stopping of craving ✔Correct Answer-All things are
transient
In Buddhism, the root cause of the process of birth and death and rebirth is ______.
sickness
ignorance
lust
hunger ✔Correct Answer-ignorance
The form of Buddhism that spread to China from north-western India was primarily of the
______ type.
Mahayana (Greater Vehicle)
Zen (Chan)
Hinayana (Lesser Vehicle) ✔Correct Answer-Mahayana (Greater Vehicle)
It is generally believed that aspects of Buddhist culture were introduced into China around
____.
, 221 BCE
the fifth and sixth century CE
the first century CE ✔Correct Answer-the first century CE
Kumarajva (Jiumoluoshi, 鸠摩罗什) is mostly remembered for ____ in the history of Buddhism
in China.
his preaching of Fanwan Sutra, which led to the establishment of Chinese Buddhism
his marrying the Kutcha King's daughter
his prolific translations of Buddhist texts into Chinese ✔Correct Answer-his prolific
translations of Buddhist texts into Chinese
Buddhism seemed attractive to the Tuoba ruling northern part of China for the following
reasons except that ____.
Buddhism allowed the emperors to marry more than one wife.
Buddhism is not of Chinese origin.
Buddhism offered possibilities of magical and superhuman feats. ✔Correct Answer-Buddhism
allowed the emperors to marry more than one wife.
The method of concept-matching (geyi) was used ____.
in translating Daoist concepts into Sanskrit.
in translating Buddhist scriptures into Chinese.
in the philosopical debates between Indian Buddhist missionaries and Chinese monks.
✔Correct Answer-in translating Buddhist scriptures into Chinese.
What is the main thesis in Mouzi's Disposing of Error?
It is possible to be a Buddhist and a good Chinese.
Confucianism offered a better world view than Buddhism.
Confucius called Buddhism a barbarian religion. ✔Correct Answer-It is possible to be a
Buddhist and a good Chinese.
"Special transmission outside scriptures, not founded on words or letters" is the core doctrine
of which Buddhism sect during the fifth and sixth centuries in China?
Pure Land Buddhism
Tian Tai Buddhism
Zen (Chan) Buddhism ✔Correct Answer-Zen (Chan) Buddhism
The verse below is attributed to the sixth patriarch of Zen (Chan) Buddhism, ____.
The bodhi tree is originally not a tree,
Latest Version |Already Graded A+
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Confucius
Siddartha Gautama
Laozi
Amitabha ✔Correct Answer-Siddartha Gautama
Confucianism, Daoism and ______ were commonly referred to as the Three Teachings; they had
an enduring influence on almost all aspects of traditional Chinese culture.
Legalism
Buddhism
Yin-Yang Cosmology
Christianity ✔Correct Answer-Buddhism
Which of the following is NOT one of the "Four Noble Truths"?
All life is inevitably sorrowful
All things are transient
Sorrow is due to craving
Sorrow can only be stopped by the stopping of craving ✔Correct Answer-All things are
transient
In Buddhism, the root cause of the process of birth and death and rebirth is ______.
sickness
ignorance
lust
hunger ✔Correct Answer-ignorance
The form of Buddhism that spread to China from north-western India was primarily of the
______ type.
Mahayana (Greater Vehicle)
Zen (Chan)
Hinayana (Lesser Vehicle) ✔Correct Answer-Mahayana (Greater Vehicle)
It is generally believed that aspects of Buddhist culture were introduced into China around
____.
, 221 BCE
the fifth and sixth century CE
the first century CE ✔Correct Answer-the first century CE
Kumarajva (Jiumoluoshi, 鸠摩罗什) is mostly remembered for ____ in the history of Buddhism
in China.
his preaching of Fanwan Sutra, which led to the establishment of Chinese Buddhism
his marrying the Kutcha King's daughter
his prolific translations of Buddhist texts into Chinese ✔Correct Answer-his prolific
translations of Buddhist texts into Chinese
Buddhism seemed attractive to the Tuoba ruling northern part of China for the following
reasons except that ____.
Buddhism allowed the emperors to marry more than one wife.
Buddhism is not of Chinese origin.
Buddhism offered possibilities of magical and superhuman feats. ✔Correct Answer-Buddhism
allowed the emperors to marry more than one wife.
The method of concept-matching (geyi) was used ____.
in translating Daoist concepts into Sanskrit.
in translating Buddhist scriptures into Chinese.
in the philosopical debates between Indian Buddhist missionaries and Chinese monks.
✔Correct Answer-in translating Buddhist scriptures into Chinese.
What is the main thesis in Mouzi's Disposing of Error?
It is possible to be a Buddhist and a good Chinese.
Confucianism offered a better world view than Buddhism.
Confucius called Buddhism a barbarian religion. ✔Correct Answer-It is possible to be a
Buddhist and a good Chinese.
"Special transmission outside scriptures, not founded on words or letters" is the core doctrine
of which Buddhism sect during the fifth and sixth centuries in China?
Pure Land Buddhism
Tian Tai Buddhism
Zen (Chan) Buddhism ✔Correct Answer-Zen (Chan) Buddhism
The verse below is attributed to the sixth patriarch of Zen (Chan) Buddhism, ____.
The bodhi tree is originally not a tree,
