Buddhism trivia

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• What does Buddhism call a being who seeks enlightenment while helping others?Buddhist scriptures
• What do we call the eight right ways that lead to enlightenment?Buddhist scriptures
• Which four make up the Four Noble Truths?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
• How many items make up the Five Precepts, the basic rules a Buddhist keeps?Buddhist scriptures
• Which well known Buddhist scripture is read widely because it is short?Buddhist scriptures
• The Buddhist scriptures consist of one book only.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
• What does Buddhism call one who has attained enlightenment?Buddhist history
• Which of these is hard to count as a region Buddhism spread widely through?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
• Which stream of Buddhism went south to Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Myanmar?Buddhist history
• In which period did Buddhism first reach Korea?Buddhist history
• Silla was the first of the Three Kingdoms to recognize Buddhism officially.Buddhist history
• Buddhism reached China only by sea, and no land route was used at all.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 is a religion that first began in Europe.Buddhist history
• Buddhism spread through East Asia, including Korea, China, and Japan.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