RELG 103 EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
In the buddhist tradition, what does the term "anatman" mean? - answers -no-self or
no-soul
According to buddhist tradition, what are the three characteristics of existence? -
answers -suffering, impermanence and no-self
All buddhist traditions agree that shakyamuni lived to what age? - answers -80
What does the term "buddha" literally mean? - answers -'fully enlightened one'
What is the bardo thodol text of the tibetan buddhist tradition about? - answers -
instructions to help the dying achieve liberation in the stages between death and rebirth
Which incarnation of his line is the current dalai lama believed to be? - answers -
fourteenth
In the buddhist tradition, what does "mahayana" mean? - answers -greater vehicle
At what age did buddha experience enlightenment? - answers -35
Who founded chan buddhism? - answers -bodhidharma
In the buddhist tradition, what does the term "dukkah" mean? - answers -suffering
What are the three "vehicles" in buddhism - answers -theravada, mahayana, vajrayana
Which of the following is not one of the four nobel truths? - answers -the cosmos has
no beginning, middle or end.
What were the four sights that siddartha gautama saw that caused him to leave his
home life and become an ascetic? - answers -a sick man, a suffering old man, a dead
man and an ascetic.
To whom did buddha deliver his first sutra? - answers -the five ascetics that were his
former companions
Which of the following is a term that refers to buddhist monks? - answers -bhikshus
What is the name of the sacred geometric design used in vajrayana buddhist practice? -
answers -mandala
In buddhist tradition, what does tripitaka mean? - answers -three baskets
In the buddhist tradition, what does the term "anatman" mean? - answers -no-self or
no-soul
According to buddhist tradition, what are the three characteristics of existence? -
answers -suffering, impermanence and no-self
All buddhist traditions agree that shakyamuni lived to what age? - answers -80
What does the term "buddha" literally mean? - answers -'fully enlightened one'
What is the bardo thodol text of the tibetan buddhist tradition about? - answers -
instructions to help the dying achieve liberation in the stages between death and rebirth
Which incarnation of his line is the current dalai lama believed to be? - answers -
fourteenth
In the buddhist tradition, what does "mahayana" mean? - answers -greater vehicle
At what age did buddha experience enlightenment? - answers -35
Who founded chan buddhism? - answers -bodhidharma
In the buddhist tradition, what does the term "dukkah" mean? - answers -suffering
What are the three "vehicles" in buddhism - answers -theravada, mahayana, vajrayana
Which of the following is not one of the four nobel truths? - answers -the cosmos has
no beginning, middle or end.
What were the four sights that siddartha gautama saw that caused him to leave his
home life and become an ascetic? - answers -a sick man, a suffering old man, a dead
man and an ascetic.
To whom did buddha deliver his first sutra? - answers -the five ascetics that were his
former companions
Which of the following is a term that refers to buddhist monks? - answers -bhikshus
What is the name of the sacred geometric design used in vajrayana buddhist practice? -
answers -mandala
In buddhist tradition, what does tripitaka mean? - answers -three baskets
