Chapter 4 Section 3

One of the Four Noble Truths is: Desire can be overcome by following the Eight foldPath. What is the Eightfold Path?

A series of steps that Buddhists believe leads to enlightment and salvation.

How many years did Buddha seek enlightment?

6 years

What is a bodhisattva?

A person who has found enlighment but has not yet passed on to nirvana. Instead they have remained on Earth to help other find their way.

The Buddha taught that is you followed the Eightfold Path, you can attain nirvana. What is nirvana?

A state of perfect peace in which the soul would be free from suffering forever

What is now located at the place where Buddha meditated to find enlightment?

A temple which is now one of the most sacred places to Buddhism

Buddhism reached its peak in India in the 200s BC during the reign of what emperor?

Ashoka

The spot where Buddha is believed to have sat in meditation is now called what?

Bodh Gaya

The early spread of Buddhism started in Nepal and then went where?

Central Asia, India, and Sri Lanka in the Bay of Bengal

Laozi wrote a book that includes a number of short sayings that summarize Daoist thought called the...?

Dao De Jing

Which of the three different traditions of Buddhism teaches that anyone can reach nirvana with some help?

Mahayana

Which of the three different traditions of Buddhism teaches that people can help each other find enlightment?

Mahayana

What does the Middle Way advise people of?

It advises them to live in moderation, avoiding the extremes of either comfort or discomfort in the search for nirvana.

Confucianism is based on the teachings of a scholar named...?

Kongfuzi (Confucius)

Many Daoist teachings are associated with a philosopher named..?

Laozi

Buddhism took a strong hold in the lands of Southeast Asia when the missionaries spread the Buddha's word. These lands eventually eventually became...?

Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam

What is the country called now that Buddha was the prince of in the very northern part of the subcontinent?

Nepal

Did the Mahayana Buddhists teach that you had to become a monk or nun to reach nirvana?

No. It teaches that anyone can reach nirvana if they get some help

Theravada is based on the oldest known Buddhist writings. What are these writings called?

Pali Canon (They were written in the Pali language)

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

Siddhartha Gautama/ Buddha

Ashoka encouraged missionaries to go to other countires and carriy Buddha's message. What were some of the lands that he told them to go to?

Sri Lanka, north to lands along the Himalayas, and east ot the lands of Southeast Asia

What are gurus?

Teachers

What happens if a soul does not attain nirvana?

That person would will be reborn through the cycle of suffering again.

Confucius believed that people should treat each other humanely and express love and respect for others by practicing traditional manners and rituals. All of these teachings were written and recorded in what book?

The Analects

The four central truths that Buddha learned while meditating are called...?

The Four Noble Truths

Daoism embraced what ancient Chinese concept?

The yin and yang

Which of the three different traditions of Buddhism teaches that the best way to attain nirvana is to become a monk or nun and spend all your time in meditation?

Theravada

Which of the three different traditions of Buddhism was the oldest?

Theravada

After Buddha died, what three traditions of Buddhism formed?

Theravada, Mahayana, and Tibetan Buddhism

Which of the three different traditions of Buddhism teaches that they can use special techniques to harness spiritual energy and achieve nirvana in a single lifetime?

Tibetan Buddhism

Mahayana started in Nepal then spread where?

To India, Central Asia, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia

Not only did missionaries help spread the word of Buddhism, but so did...?

Trading

Where did Guatama find his enlightment while meditating?

Under a tree