LOB 5

Why do we need to learn the Life of the Buddha?

Choose the correct answer.

I Because we are Buddhists.

II Because the Buddha is our Teacher, Guide and Refuge.

III Because we need to know the qualities and virtues of

the Buddha.

• II and III only

• I and II only

• I, II and III only

• II only

What happened to Prince Siddhattha when he was 29 years old?

I He took a ride with the consent of the king and saw the

four sights he had never seen before.

II He left his comfort palace.

III He reached enlightenment and becoming a Buddha.

IV He travelled to the deer park and gave his first

sermon.

• All above are correct

• I, II and IV only

• II, III and IV only

• I and II only

What did Prince Siddhattha see during his last trip into the city?

(Hint: the last of the “Four Sights”)

• A wandering holy man, an ascetic

• An old man

• A sick man

• A dead man

Who were the teachers of Prince Siddhartha before he became an ascetic?

• Upatissa and Kolita

• Sigala and Bimbisara

• Ajatasatru and Jivaka

• Alara Kalama and Uddaka Ramaputta

Sigala bowed and spread grain in 6 directions. Which of the following is the correct sequence of the directions?

• East, West, South, North, Sky, Earth

• East, West, South, North, Earth, Sky

• East, South, West, North, Sky, Earth

• East, South, West, North, Earth, Sky

Buddha, the Blessed One, has how many Qualities?

(Hint: Salutation to the Buddha “So Bhagavā iti’ pi (He, the Blessed One, is …)

• 10

• 9

• 8

• 7

Who offered the Garden of Mangoes to the Buddha to rest in, and where was it?

• Bimbisara, Veluvana

• Sigala, Vulture Peak Rock

• Ambapali, Vesali

• Yasa, Lumbini

Name of the place where Devadatta pushed the boulder onto the Buddha.

• Veluvana

• Vulture Peak Rock

• Vesali

• Lumbini

What are the essence of the Buddha’s teaching? Choose the correct answer.

I Do not do anything bad

II Do good

III Purify your mind from defilements

• II and III only

• I and II only

• I, II and III only

• I only

Who are the Buddha’s chief disciples?

I Sāriputta

II Devadatta

III Moggallāna

IV Yasa

• II and III only

• I and II only

• I and IV only

• I and III only