Buddhism– TCI Ch 16

What does "Buddha" mean?

• Lifted One

• Awakened One

• Shining One

• Sleeping One

Where was Prince Siddhartha born?

• Pakistan

• India

• China

• Egypt

Which of the following is a basic Buddhist belief?

• Teaching simple principles

• Embracing people from any level of society

• Reaching enlightenment

• All of the above

Went to possible futures did the Hindu priests for see for Prince Siddhartha?

• A powerful warrior or brilliant poet

• A poor man or religious follower

• A religious king or a truthful leader

• A great ruler or an enlightened being

What did Siddhartha's father most want his son to become?

• A powerful ruler

• A religious leader

• A strong warrior

• A husband and father

Siddhartha's father wanted to prevent his son from

• being well-educated.

• marrying.

• seeing people suffer.

• living a life of luxury.

What happened when Siddhartha was 29?

• He had a son and began to travel outside of his palaces.

• He traveled to many different countries to experience different cultures.

• He became very sick.

• He got married to young noblewoman.

Siddhartha was inspired to leave his royal life and search for enlightenment when he saw

• happiness.

• suffering.

• greed.

• wealth.

On the prince's first trip outside the palace, he saw a thin, weak man walking along the road. This person was

• Old

• Sick

• Dying

• All of the above

The three forms of suffering that Siddhartha encountered were

• Aging, greed, and health

• Sickness, knowledge, and aging

• Aging, sickness, and death

• Aging, Persecution, and sickness