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Siddhatta Gotama	Karen Armstrong has said that we can be confident who existed?
fifth century BCE	According to early texts, when was Siddhārtha Gautama born?
in a community that was on the periphery, both geographically and culturally, of the northeastern Indian subcontinent	According to early texts, where was Siddhārtha Gautama born?
It was either a small republic, in which case his father was an elected chieftain, or an oligarchy, in which case his father was an oligarch.	What type of community was Siddhārtha Gautama raised in?
the northeastern Indian subcontinent	Where was Siddhārtha Gautama born?
fifth century BCE	When did Siddhārtha Gautama live?
a small republic	What size was Siddhārtha Gautama's birthplace?
early texts	Where did we find proof of his existence?
an oligarchy	What was most likely Siddhārtha Gautama's father?
Siddhārtha Gautama	Who was born in a northeastern part of India/
elected chieftain	If Siddhartha lived in a small republic, his father would have been a what?
Asita	What was the name of the astrologer who visited Prince Gautama's father?
Siddhartha would either become a great king or renounce the material world to become a holy man	What was the prediction made by Asita?
depending on whether he saw what life was like outside the palace walls	According to Asita, how would Siddhartha decide which path to take in life?
an astrologer	What was the occupation of the person who visited Gautama?
Suddhodana	What was the name of his father?
a great king	What was Buddha predicted to become contrary with his life as we know it?
Asita	What was the name of the astrologer that visited Gautama's father?
Suddhodana	What is Gautama's fathers name?
holy man	Asita prophesied that Siddhartha would be a kind or a what?
prevented him from leaving the palace grounds	What did Śuddhodana do to ensure that his son became a king instead of a holy man?
29	How old was Gautama when he first left the palace grounds?
he learned of the suffering of ordinary people	What happened when Gautama left the palace grounds?
encountering an old man, a sick man, a corpse and, finally, an ascetic holy man	What are the four sights in Buddhism?
a king	What did Buddha's father want him to become?
29	By what age was he venturing outside?
the four sights	What were his first four encounters called?
abandon royal life	What did Gautama do after learning about the outside world?
a king	Suddhodana wanted his son to become what?
29	At what age did Gautama venture out from the palace area?
four	How many "sights" did Gautama have that are well known?
corpse	Gautama encountered an old man, a sick man, a holy man, and a what?
went to study with famous religious teachers of the day	What was the first thing Gautama did on his spiritual quest?
the Middle Way	What is the path of moderation between the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification called?
prolonged fasting, breath-holding, and exposure to pain	What are some of the practices Gautama underwent on his quest?
meditation	What was the first skill Gautama learnt?
asceticism	What almost killed Gautama in his pursuit?
milk and rice	What did he receive from the locals that changed his approach?
Middle Way	What is the path of moderation called he followed?
they did not provide a permanent end to suffering	Gautama didn't like the religious teaching he initially found because of why?
milk and rice	What did Gautama accept from a village girl?
anapanasati	Gautama devoted himself to what type of meditation?
the Middle Way	Buddhists call anapanasati what?
35	How old was Gautama when he sat under the Bodhi Tree?
Ficus religiosa	What kind of tree was the Bodhi Tree?
he spent the rest of his life teaching the path of awakening he had discovered	What did Gautama spend the rest of his life doing after reaching enlightenment?
80	How old was the Buddha at the time of his death?
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi	What is the south branch of the tree Gautama sat under called?
Ficus religiosa	What was the tree called he sat under?
Bodhi Tree	What was the tree renamed that Gautama achieved enlightenment under?
80	At what age did Gautama come to pass?
Bodhi Tree	When he was 35 Gautama sat in meditation under what tree?
Ficus religiosa	What type of tree was the Bodhi Tree?
Bodh Gaya	What town was the Bodhi Tree in?
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi	The south branch of the original fig tree is known as?
the continual repetitive cycle of birth and death	What is samsara?
ignorance	What is avidya?
suffering, anxiety, dissatisfaction	What is dukkha?
In the Buddhist view, liberation from samsara is possible by following the Buddhist path.	Is liberation from samsara possible?
Samsara	The cycle of birth and death is called what in Buddhism?
six	How many realms of existence are there in Buddhism?
ignorance	avidya is what kind of samsara?
by following the Buddhist path	How can you be freed from samsara?
the continual repetitive cycle of birth and death	What is samsara defined as?
six	How many realms of existance are within the cycle of rebirths?
psychological	Realms can be understood as physical realms of what type of states?
avidya	Samsara is caused by what?
following the Buddhist path	A person can get away from samsara by doing what?
action, work	What does the Sanskrit term Karma translate as?
the force that drives saṃsāra	What is karma according to Buddhism?
sīla	What is theavoidance of unwholesome actions and the cultivation of positive actions called?
actions of body, speech or mind that spring from mental intent	What actions does karma refer to in Buddhism?
action, work	What is the definition of Karma from Sanskrit?
sīla	What is the avoidance of bad acts called?
cetanā	Karma's actions come from what?
vipāka	What is the result of Karma called?
the force that drives saṃsāra	What is Karma?
sīla	Avoidance of unwholesome actions and use of positive actions is called what?
result	what does vipaka mean?
Theravada Buddhism	In which branch of Buddhism is it believed that there can be no divine salvation or forgiveness for karma?
the Lotus Sutra, the Aṅgulimālīya Sūtra and the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra	In Mahayana Buddhism, what are some Mahayana sutras that are believed to remove negative karma just by the hearing of the texts?
Vajrayana	The reciting of mantras as a means for removing past negative karma is a part of which branch of Buddhism?
Amitābha	According to Genshin, who has the power to destroy karma?
Theravada Buddhism	What Buddhism says that salvation is unattainable?
Amitābha	Who has the power to destroy bad karma?
Mahayana	What type of sutra is the Lotus Sutra?
negative	Some mantras are used for cutting off what type of karma?
Genshin	Who was the Japanese Pure Land teacher?
Amitābha	According to Genshin, whats has the power to destroy karma?
Rebirth	What is the process in which beings go through cycles of lifetimes as many forms of sentient life?
The doctrine of anattā (Sanskrit anātman)	Which doctrine denies the concept of a permanent self or soul?
the laws of cause and effect	In Buddhism, rebirth into consecutive lives is determined by what?
from conception to death.	Sentient life according to Buddhism runs between what two points?
karma	The laws of cause and effect can also be called?
Rebirth	What is the name for the process of a succession of lifetimes?
anatta	What doctrine rejects the idea of permanent self?
pratītyasamutpāda	"dependent arising" is the meaning of what word?
eternal soul	Hinduism and Christianity use what term for a permanent self?
skilled Buddhist practitioners known as anāgāmis (non-returners)	Rebirth into the Śuddhāvāsa Worlds or Pure Abodes can only be attained by who?
those who can meditate on the arūpajhānas, the highest object of meditation	Rebirth into the formless realms can only be attained by who?

Siddhatta Gotama

Karen Armstrong has said that we can be confident who existed?

fifth century BCE

According to early texts, when was Siddhārtha Gautama born?

in a community that was on the periphery, both geographically and culturally, of the northeastern Indian subcontinent

According to early texts, where was Siddhārtha Gautama born?

It was either a small republic, in which case his father was an elected chieftain, or an oligarchy, in which case his father was an oligarch.

What type of community was Siddhārtha Gautama raised in?

the northeastern Indian subcontinent

Where was Siddhārtha Gautama born?

fifth century BCE

When did Siddhārtha Gautama live?

a small republic

What size was Siddhārtha Gautama's birthplace?

early texts

Where did we find proof of his existence?

an oligarchy

What was most likely Siddhārtha Gautama's father?

Siddhārtha Gautama

Who was born in a northeastern part of India/

elected chieftain

If Siddhartha lived in a small republic, his father would have been a what?

Asita

What was the name of the astrologer who visited Prince Gautama's father?

Siddhartha would either become a great king or renounce the material world to become a holy man

What was the prediction made by Asita?

depending on whether he saw what life was like outside the palace walls

According to Asita, how would Siddhartha decide which path to take in life?

an astrologer

What was the occupation of the person who visited Gautama?

Suddhodana

What was the name of his father?

a great king

What was Buddha predicted to become contrary with his life as we know it?

Asita

What was the name of the astrologer that visited Gautama's father?

Suddhodana

What is Gautama's fathers name?

holy man

Asita prophesied that Siddhartha would be a kind or a what?

prevented him from leaving the palace grounds

What did Śuddhodana do to ensure that his son became a king instead of a holy man?

29

How old was Gautama when he first left the palace grounds?

he learned of the suffering of ordinary people

What happened when Gautama left the palace grounds?

encountering an old man, a sick man, a corpse and, finally, an ascetic holy man

What are the four sights in Buddhism?

a king

What did Buddha's father want him to become?

29

By what age was he venturing outside?

the four sights

What were his first four encounters called?

abandon royal life

What did Gautama do after learning about the outside world?

a king

Suddhodana wanted his son to become what?

29

At what age did Gautama venture out from the palace area?

four

How many "sights" did Gautama have that are well known?

corpse

Gautama encountered an old man, a sick man, a holy man, and a what?

went to study with famous religious teachers of the day

What was the first thing Gautama did on his spiritual quest?

the Middle Way

What is the path of moderation between the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification called?

prolonged fasting, breath-holding, and exposure to pain

What are some of the practices Gautama underwent on his quest?

meditation

What was the first skill Gautama learnt?

asceticism

What almost killed Gautama in his pursuit?

milk and rice

What did he receive from the locals that changed his approach?

Middle Way

What is the path of moderation called he followed?

they did not provide a permanent end to suffering

Gautama didn't like the religious teaching he initially found because of why?

milk and rice

What did Gautama accept from a village girl?

anapanasati

Gautama devoted himself to what type of meditation?

the Middle Way

Buddhists call anapanasati what?

35

How old was Gautama when he sat under the Bodhi Tree?

Ficus religiosa

What kind of tree was the Bodhi Tree?

he spent the rest of his life teaching the path of awakening he had discovered

What did Gautama spend the rest of his life doing after reaching enlightenment?

80

How old was the Buddha at the time of his death?

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi

What is the south branch of the tree Gautama sat under called?

Ficus religiosa

What was the tree called he sat under?

Bodhi Tree

What was the tree renamed that Gautama achieved enlightenment under?

80

At what age did Gautama come to pass?

Bodhi Tree

When he was 35 Gautama sat in meditation under what tree?

Ficus religiosa

What type of tree was the Bodhi Tree?

Bodh Gaya

What town was the Bodhi Tree in?

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi

The south branch of the original fig tree is known as?

the continual repetitive cycle of birth and death

What is samsara?

ignorance

What is avidya?

suffering, anxiety, dissatisfaction

What is dukkha?

In the Buddhist view, liberation from samsara is possible by following the Buddhist path.

Is liberation from samsara possible?

Samsara

The cycle of birth and death is called what in Buddhism?

six

How many realms of existence are there in Buddhism?

ignorance

avidya is what kind of samsara?

by following the Buddhist path

How can you be freed from samsara?

the continual repetitive cycle of birth and death

What is samsara defined as?

six

How many realms of existance are within the cycle of rebirths?

psychological

Realms can be understood as physical realms of what type of states?

avidya

Samsara is caused by what?

following the Buddhist path

A person can get away from samsara by doing what?

action, work

What does the Sanskrit term Karma translate as?

the force that drives saṃsāra

What is karma according to Buddhism?

sīla

What is theavoidance of unwholesome actions and the cultivation of positive actions called?

actions of body, speech or mind that spring from mental intent

What actions does karma refer to in Buddhism?

action, work

What is the definition of Karma from Sanskrit?

sīla

What is the avoidance of bad acts called?

cetanā

Karma's actions come from what?

vipāka

What is the result of Karma called?

the force that drives saṃsāra

What is Karma?

sīla

Avoidance of unwholesome actions and use of positive actions is called what?

result

what does vipaka mean?

Theravada Buddhism

In which branch of Buddhism is it believed that there can be no divine salvation or forgiveness for karma?

the Lotus Sutra, the Aṅgulimālīya Sūtra and the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra

In Mahayana Buddhism, what are some Mahayana sutras that are believed to remove negative karma just by the hearing of the texts?

Vajrayana

The reciting of mantras as a means for removing past negative karma is a part of which branch of Buddhism?

Amitābha

According to Genshin, who has the power to destroy karma?

Theravada Buddhism

What Buddhism says that salvation is unattainable?

Amitābha

Who has the power to destroy bad karma?

Mahayana

What type of sutra is the Lotus Sutra?

negative

Some mantras are used for cutting off what type of karma?

Genshin

Who was the Japanese Pure Land teacher?

Amitābha

According to Genshin, whats has the power to destroy karma?

Rebirth

What is the process in which beings go through cycles of lifetimes as many forms of sentient life?

The doctrine of anattā (Sanskrit anātman)

Which doctrine denies the concept of a permanent self or soul?

the laws of cause and effect

In Buddhism, rebirth into consecutive lives is determined by what?

from conception to death.

Sentient life according to Buddhism runs between what two points?

karma

The laws of cause and effect can also be called?

Rebirth

What is the name for the process of a succession of lifetimes?

anatta

What doctrine rejects the idea of permanent self?

pratītyasamutpāda

"dependent arising" is the meaning of what word?

eternal soul

Hinduism and Christianity use what term for a permanent self?

skilled Buddhist practitioners known as anāgāmis (non-returners)

Rebirth into the Śuddhāvāsa Worlds or Pure Abodes can only be attained by who?

those who can meditate on the arūpajhānas, the highest object of meditation

Rebirth into the formless realms can only be attained by who?