Buddhism- Pt 1

Order the world religions from largest to smallest.

• Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism

• Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam

• Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism

• Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinudism

What is founder of Buddhism's last name?

Siddhartha Gautama was born...

• In the first century CE

• Around 550 years before the birth of Christ

• Long before Hinduism originated

• He was never born- Since he is a God he has always existed

Siddhartha Gautama was raised...

• As an ascetic

• As a Hindu prince

• As a mendicant

• As a member of the brahmin class

Name one of the "Four Passing Sights."

"The Great Going Forth" is when Siddhartha Gautama, at age 29, left his life of luxury and power to live as a/an _______. (vocab term!)

The Buddha was raised in a life of ______, in which he had everything he wanted. He left to pursue ______, or strict self-denial. In the end, he settled on ______.

• indulgence, asceticism, the Middle Way

• the Middle Way, indulgence, asceticism

• asceticism, indulgence, the Middle Way

According to Buddhist tradition, Buddha achieved _____ under the Bodhi tree.

According to the Story of the Poisoned Arrow, the most important thing is to get rid of the arrow, not to inquire where it came from. With this story, Buddha is telling his followers...

• Though challenging, the path of enlightenment is open to all

• Life is suffering

• Don't waste time or energy trying to answer metaphysical questions

• All of the universe interconnected

Buddha formed a _______, which is a Buddhist community of monks and nuns.

• sangha

• anicca

• dharma

• bodhi