Advanced Buddhism Trivia Quiz

Answer: ignorance, attachment, anger

The Buddhist path of happiness lies in freeing ourselves from the cyclical existence caused by ignorance and karma. We do not understand who we are, how we exist and other phenomena...hence from ignorance we project and fantasize a simulacral reality, which is independent of reality.

This illusion leads to attachment and anger, when reality conflicts with our idealized simulacra of the world.

Answer: jewels

The three Jewels help to rid the defilements of the subtle mind. Negative emotions and their emotions. Sangha is a community of people who encourage practice or Dharma.

Answer: compassion

Answer: Yes

Answer: No

Answer: impartial

Impartial love is a form of compassion which the Buddha taught. This means going beyond superficial appearances and seeing each person as spiritual beings, each with a potential of becoming Buddha-like. Impartial love is hardly indifferent or insensitive; instead, it is an all-encompassing and deep love, seeing below the surface to the true nature of things.

Answer: gom

Gom means to familiarize and to build up good habits for the mind.

Answer: duhkha

All things are impermanent, including the self. When selflessness is achieved, disturbing attitudes are extirpated from the subtle mind. But renunciation of life is a wrong view projected onto Buddhism; rather, the study of impermanence is to stop the infinite cyclical rebirths.

Answer: infinite

Answer: No

Realizing emptiness is like knowing a book of fiction; all things are made up, so do not get emotionally wrought over the book. Simulacra of phenomena render us to repeat the cycle of desire; although 'reality' exists (unlike fiction) it is 'empty'. This is not a sad or negative realization!