Buddhism trivia

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• Which three make up the Three Poisons that harm the mind in Buddhism?Buddhist scriptures
• In Buddhism, which is not one of the six realms through which beings are reborn again and again?Buddhist scriptures
• Many sutras open with the phrase evam maya shrutam. What does it mean?Buddhist scriptures
• The Dhammapada is an early scripture that gathers the Buddha's teaching in short verses.Buddhist scriptures
• The Middle Way taught by the Buddha avoids which two extremes?Buddhist scriptures
• What does prajna, the word in the full title of the Heart Sutra, mean?Buddhist scriptures
• In Buddhism, the lotus stands for a pure mind that stays unstained even though it grows out of mud.Buddhist scriptures
• Buddhist sutras were written in Classical Chinese from the start.Buddhist scriptures
• In Buddhism, the word kshana refers to an immeasurably long span of time.Buddhist scriptures
• The Korean phrase yadan beopseok, which means a noisy commotion, originally referred to a large Buddhist assembly held at an altar set up outdoors.Buddhist scriptures
• In the Korean chant namu amitabul, namu means 'tree.'Buddhist scriptures
• Buddhist monks shave their heads as a sign of cutting off the defilements.Buddhist scriptures
• Seon (Zen) Buddhism valued passing on awakening directly from mind to mind over the wording of the sutras.Buddhist scriptures
• The Buddhist idea of emptiness (shunyata) means a nihilism in which nothing exists at all.Buddhist scriptures
• Shakyamuni wrote down his own teachings by hand and left them as sutras.Buddhist scriptures
• How many items make up the basic code of conduct that a Buddhist lay follower keeps?Buddhist scriptures
• The Buddhist scriptures are gathered into a single book.Buddhist scriptures
• The sea was the only route by which Buddhism reached China.Buddhist history
• What does Buddhism call a being who seeks enlightenment while helping others?Buddhist scriptures
• Which four make up the Four Noble Truths?Buddhist scriptures
• What do we call the eight right ways that lead to enlightenment?Buddhist scriptures
• What is the collective name for the Sutra, Vinaya, and Abhidharma collections?Buddhist scriptures
• Which Buddhist teaching holds that everything arises and passes in dependence on other things?Buddhist scriptures
• Which Buddhist term means the calm state in which affliction has ceased?Buddhist scriptures
• What do we call writings that set down the teaching of Buddhism?Buddhist scriptures
• Which is not one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism?Buddhist scriptures
• Which well known Buddhist scripture is read widely because it is short?Buddhist scriptures
• The Five Precepts, the basic rules a Buddhist keeps, are made up of three items.Buddhist scriptures
• The Eightfold Path means the eight right ways that lead to enlightenment.Buddhist scriptures
• The Four Noble Truths are suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.Buddhist scriptures
• The Three Baskets is the collective name for the Sutra, Vinaya, and Abhidharma collections.Buddhist scriptures
• The Eightfold Path is made up of six ways.Buddhist scriptures
• Dependent origination is the teaching that everything exists alone, without relation to anything else.Buddhist scriptures
• Writings that set down the teaching of Buddhism are called sutras.Buddhist scriptures
• Buddhism calls the Buddha, the teaching, and the community of practitioners together the Three Jewels.Buddhist scriptures
• The Heart Sutra is a Buddhist scripture read widely because it is short.Buddhist scriptures
• Which stream of Buddhism reached China, Korea, and Japan?Buddhist history
• In which region was Shakyamuni born?Buddhist history
• What was Shakyamuni's original name?Buddhist history
• Which of these is hard to count as a region Buddhism spread widely through?Buddhist history
• What does Buddhism call one who has attained enlightenment?Buddhist history
• Beneath which tree is Shakyamuni said to have attained enlightenment?Buddhist history
• Which king of ancient India greatly protected Buddhism and carried it to many regions?Buddhist history
• In which period did Buddhism first reach Korea?Buddhist history
• Which stream of Buddhism went south to Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Myanmar?Buddhist history
• Silla was the first of the Three Kingdoms to recognize Buddhism officially.Buddhist history
• Who founded Buddhism?Buddhist history
• Buddhism was founded by Shakyamuni.Buddhist history
• Shakyamuni was born in the region of ancient India.Buddhist history
• Shakyamuni's original name was Ashoka.Buddhist history
• Buddhism spread through East Asia, including Korea, China, and Japan.Buddhist history
• Buddhism is a religion that first began in Europe.Buddhist history
• Shakyamuni is said to have attained enlightenment beneath the Bodhi tree.Buddhist history
• Buddhism first reached Korea in the Three Kingdoms period.Buddhist history
• King Ashoka of ancient India did much to protect Buddhism and spread it widely.Buddhist history