World Religion: Buddhism and Judaism Quiz with Answers

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1. Dhyana, or jhana in Pali, was pronounced as ______ in China. It focuses on the ‘ mind to
mind, direct transmission’ of enlightenment.
a) chan
b) karma
c) paramitas
d) the Three Gems
2. What year was the present Dalai Lama discovered
a) 1947
b) 1986
c) 1938
d) 1889
3. Followers of this form of Buddhism, ______________, refer to it as the “third turning of
the wheel of dharma”.
a) Vajrayana
b) Theravada
c) Zen
d) Mahayana
4. Early Buddhists taught that there were six perfections, of which the last and most
important is known as ________. Mahayana Buddhists wrote a number of texts on this
wisdom.
a) sunyata
b) prajna
c) amida
d) koan
5. ________________ is the practice of giving alms to monks and nuns; it later developed
into a ritual common in Theravada Buddhists communities.
a) dana
b) koan
c) vipassana
d) guanyin

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6. Bhikshus is term given to the order of early Buddhist monks. ___________________ is
the term given to the early Buddhist nuns.
a) Bhiksusi
b) Bhikssusal
c) Bhikshunis
d) Bhikshusis
7. Hand gestures, or __________, similar to those found in Hindu portrayals of deities,
became an important feature pf Buddhist art.
a) lohans
b) anicca
c) paramitas
d) mudras
8. The two main sects of Zen Buddhism in Japan, Rinzai and ________.
a) Koan
b) Soto
c) Mu
d) Dukkha
9. ‘Fundamentals of Dharma’ is an early compilation of the Buddha’s teaching. It is also
known as
a) Dhrama
b) Dukkha
c) Dhamma
d) Dhammapada
10. Stories of more than 500 of bodhisattvas lives are preserved in a collection called
______________ (birth stories).
a) Samsara
b) Jataka
c) Kama Sutra
d) Dharamsala
11. This term can also be defined as a ‘saint’ or ‘worthy one’.
a) sangha
b) arhant
c) anatman
d) bikhunis