Chapter 4 - Buddhism CORRECT ANSWER/Certified

Siddhartha Gautama is the name of he person who became known as the Buddha. he basic outlook on life, formulated by Buddhism, is contained in the Four Noble Truths One of the essential Buddhist teachings is everything is changing. In regard to the common belief in a permanent soul, the Buddha seems to have taught that there is none. Buddhism began in India. Nirvana seems to come from a word that means blow out. A major goal of Buddhism is inner peace Buddhism developed into several branches. The branch that spread into Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia is Theravada. Literally, Mahayana means big vehicle. A person of great compassion, willing to be reborn constantly to help others, is called bodhisattva. The essential collection of sacred books of Buddhism is called Tripitaka (Tipitaka). Tradition holds that which relative of the Buddha died soon after the birth of the Buddha? mother Zen comes from a word that means meditation The ideal of the Theravada branch is the arhat (arahat). Tibetan Buddhism includes elements of shamanism The general name for that category of books that is said to give the words of the Buddha is sutra The unconditioned state of reality that is the highest goal of Buddhism is called nirvana. The dissatisfaction and sorrow that life brings is called dukkha Tibetan Buddhism makes great use of ritual. Buddhism came to Tibet from India In Tibetan Buddhism, a vajra is frequently used together with a bell The Chan/Zen virtues are especially intuition and naturalness. Regarding his social class, the Buddha was an aristocrat. The school of Chinese and Japanese Buddhism, which sees the Buddha as a divine savior, whose name the believer must constantly repeat with devotion, is Pure Land.