SOR Prelim - Buddhism Origins & Principal Beliefs

What was the social structure in India during the time Buddhism was formed?

• Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas

• Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and outcastes

• Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, outcastes, and shramanas

• Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, outcastes, shramanas, and ascetics

What was the religious tradition practiced in India before Buddhism?

• Animal sacrifices performed by the Brahmins

• Meditation and mysticism

• Philosophical debates on the nature of existence

• Magic and sorcery

What is the legend surrounding Siddhartha Gautama's birth?

• He was conceived when a white elephant passed through his mother's side

• He was born from a lotus flower

• He was born under a sacred tree

• He was born with extraordinary powers

What made Siddhartha Gautama leave his wife and child?

• He wanted to become a ruler like his father

• He wanted to find a solution to human suffering

• He was forced to leave by his father

• He was inspired by a holy man he met

What did Siddhartha Gautama try before discovering his own path to enlightenment?

• Various schools of philosophy

• Extreme asceticism

• Meditation and mysticism

• Magic and sorcery

What event led Siddhartha Gautama to become the Lord Buddha?

• Seeing the four signs

• Drinking milk from a milkmaid

• Entering into a state of meditation

• Finding the solution to human suffering

Where did Siddhartha Gautama become enlightened?

• Bodh Gaya

• Sanath (Benares)

• Deer park

• Bodhi Tree

What are the Four Noble Truths?

• Life is full of suffering and discontent

• Suffering is caused by desires and grasping

• The end of suffering is achieved by removing all desires and graspings

• All of the above

What did the Lord Buddha preach in his first sermon?

• The Turning of the Great Wheel of the Dharma

• The Middle Path

• The Noble Eightfold Path

• The cause and solution to human suffering

Who were the initial members of the Sangha?

• Close companions of the Lord Buddha

• Wandering beggars

• Monks and nuns

• People who supported the Lord Buddha