AQA Buddhist Beliefs - Key terms 1

What is Dhamma (Dharma) ?

• The Buddha's teachings

• A type of suffering

• The Buddhist Community

• A name for the Buddha himself

What is the Sangha ?

• The Buddha's teachings

• A type of suffering

• The Buddhist Community

• A name for the Buddha himself

Which is NOT one of the three refuges?

• The Buddha

• Annica

• The Dhamma

• The Sangha

What is the Dependent arising?

• The bottom rung on the Tibetan Wheel

• The idea that all things arise in dependence upon conditions

• A way to achieve Nibbana

• One of the three watched

Which is NOT one of the three watches of the night?

• Knowledge of all previous lives

• Understanding the repeating cycle of birth, death and rebirth

• Overcoming Mara

• Understanding why suffering happens and how to overcome it

What are Niddanas?

• 12 factors that illustrate the process of birth, death and rebirth

• Realms on the Tibetan Wheel of Life

• Breaking free from the endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth

• Having an undisciplined mind

What was the language the earliest Buddhist scriptures were written?

• Pali

• Indian

• Sanskirt

• Punjabi

What was the language used in later Indian Buddhist texts?

• Pali

• Indian

• Sanskirt

• Punjabi

What is the repeating cycle of birth, death and rebirth called?

• Nidanas

• Samsara

• Kamma

• Nibanna

What is the idea that skilful actions result in happiness and unskilful ones in suffering?

• Nidanas

• Samsara

• Kamma (Karma)

• Nibanna