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Quiz about Buddhism and the 8Fold Path
Quiz about Buddhism and the 8Fold Path

Buddhism and the 8-Fold Path Trivia Quiz


The follow-up to Buddhism for beginners...the alchemy of the mind through the 8 fold-path of a quark.

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
39,352
Updated
May 25 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
4747
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (7/10), Guest 71 (6/10), ankitankurddit (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The straitjacket of ego causes craving and attachment to extrinsic and illusory world. What did Buddha say would alleviate this problem? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Vipassana, Zen, and Dzogchen-Mahamudra have come to the West, as the evolving form of the 3 Vehicles. According, to the Dzogchen Buddhism, is enlightenment possible in 'one' lifetime?


Question 3 of 10
3. The Theravada contains the 4 Noble Truths and the 8-fold Way of the Buddha. What is it also known as..? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The Law of Dependent Origination states that action follows every reaction, every cause has an effect, and every effect has a cause. No, it's not Newton's third law of motion, what is the common name used in English for this principle?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 10
5. The Tibetans have a word for the phenomenal world - as 'Sara', which translates into 'Impossible to grasp'. Also, it has another connotation...which is a mundane object, what could it be? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Poisons (Klesha) can affect our actions adversely and in unwholesome ways. They are composed of Dualities: pleasure and pain, gain and loss, praise and blame, and fame and shame. What is the collective name of these Dualities? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. When Buddha was asked if he was a god, how did he answer? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. According to Buddha, do animals possess Buddha-nature and sentience?


Question 9 of 10
9. If reincarnation exists, why cannot we recall our former lives - according to Buddha? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The Wisdom training in the 8 Fold Way of Buddhism contains: Right View and Right Intention. These help to negate internal-conditioning created through culture. What is the term for wisdom achieved by cultivating these practices? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The straitjacket of ego causes craving and attachment to extrinsic and illusory world. What did Buddha say would alleviate this problem?

Answer: transcendent wisdom

2. Vipassana, Zen, and Dzogchen-Mahamudra have come to the West, as the evolving form of the 3 Vehicles. According, to the Dzogchen Buddhism, is enlightenment possible in 'one' lifetime?

Answer: yes

The most famous person to achieve enlightenment in one lifetime was an evil Magician, called Milarepa. He lived in a cave and ate turnips, which gave him a greenish-hue. He is known widely for the famous songs, known to most children in India.
3. The Theravada contains the 4 Noble Truths and the 8-fold Way of the Buddha. What is it also known as..?

Answer: Arhant's way

4. The Law of Dependent Origination states that action follows every reaction, every cause has an effect, and every effect has a cause. No, it's not Newton's third law of motion, what is the common name used in English for this principle?

Answer: Karma

Karma is being every second. As we think, so we become... the good thing is that negative karma can be reversed.
5. The Tibetans have a word for the phenomenal world - as 'Sara', which translates into 'Impossible to grasp'. Also, it has another connotation...which is a mundane object, what could it be?

Answer: rose bush

6. Poisons (Klesha) can affect our actions adversely and in unwholesome ways. They are composed of Dualities: pleasure and pain, gain and loss, praise and blame, and fame and shame. What is the collective name of these Dualities?

Answer: 8 wordly winds

7. When Buddha was asked if he was a god, how did he answer?

Answer: I am awake

To be awake means to be free from- dreams of delusion, confusion and suffering...completely comfortable at peace and at ease in every circumstance with a sense of inner freedom, and free from exterior circumstances and negative emotions.
8. According to Buddha, do animals possess Buddha-nature and sentience?

Answer: yes

9. If reincarnation exists, why cannot we recall our former lives - according to Buddha?

Answer: ignorance

10. The Wisdom training in the 8 Fold Way of Buddhism contains: Right View and Right Intention. These help to negate internal-conditioning created through culture. What is the term for wisdom achieved by cultivating these practices?

Answer: prajna

Sunyatta is an interesting term for nothingness...it is practiced in Mahayana Buddhism...a conjuncture of of the mind attaching to nothing-ness...how is that possible?
Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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