The Buddha’s name comes from a Sanskrit word which means
Spirit warrior
Middle path
The enlightened one
To wake up
The first aim of dharma in Jainism is ___________ .
To purify character
To reach Nirvana
To provide for one’s family
To provide giudness to liberation
The Buddha attained enlightment at ____________.
Bodh gaya
Kusinagara
Bihar
None of these
Mahayana Buddhism generally does not advocate ______________.
Devotion to deities
Use of elaborate ritual
Individuals trying to enter nirvana
Speculation on unanswerable questions.
Who prepared a grammar for Sanskrit ?
Shankaracharya
Panini
Jabala
The original teaching of Buddha are contained in the _________ .
Vedas
Tripitakas
Upanishads
Angas
According to the Buddha, his teaching must be _____________
Accepted on faith
Experienced in order to be worthwhile
Memorized and chanted
Spread by missionaries
Who was the founder of the Buddhism ?
Asoka
Vardhamana Mahavira
Gautam Buddha
Chandra Gupta Maurya
The Buddha’s first disciples were
His wife and child
His five former ascetic companions
The great king Ashoka
Members of the warrior – noble cast
Who was the son of Gautham Buddha ?
Mahavira
Ashoka
Rahul
