buddhism multiple choice 1
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silvanajaffe on May 8, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The Buddha's name comes from a Sanskrit word meaning | to wake up |
| The Buddha's first disciples were | his five former ascetic companion |
| According to the Buddha, his teachings must be | experienced in order to be worthwhile. |
| The Buddha was silent on questions about | topics that were unanswerable. |
| Once a person reaches nirvana, | rebirth is finished. |
| Which did the Buddha not oppose? | detachment |
| A sign of connection between Theravada monks and the wandering Hindu ascetics is | the orange robe. |
| Zen is derived from a word referring to one of the steps in the Eightfold Path, whose meaning is | meditation. |
| Mahayana Buddhism generally does not advocate | devotion to deities. |
| Mahayana Buddhism | spread north to China and Japan. |
| Each Dalai Lama in Tibetan Buddhism is considered to be | an emanation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. |
| Enlightenment. | bodhi |
| A state of deep awareness, the result of intensive meditation. | samadhi |
| "Enlightenment being"; in Mahayana, a person of deep compassion, especially one who does not enter nirvana but is constantly reborn to help others; a heavenly being of compassion. | bodhisattva |
| The three "bodies" of the Buddha—the cosmic Buddha nature, the celestial Buddhas, and the historical Buddhas. | trikaya |
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