11. Select the single best answer: Annica is a Buddhist term to…

QuestionAnswered step-by-step11. Select the single best answer: Annica is a Buddhist term to…11. Select the single best answer: Annica is a Buddhist term to describe the concept of:Group of answer choicesMeditation by observation Release Non-existent of the self Impermanence of nature Karma 12. Founder of the religion of the Jains and the 24th Tirthankara:Group of answer choicesMagadah Vaisali Jiva Mahavira 13. Founder of the Sikh religion and promoter of the saying, Na koi Hindu, na koi Mussalman, (translated as “There is no Muslim, There is no Hindu”:Group of answer choicesKabir Nanak None of the other answers is correct Granth Punjab 14. In Buddhism, the term, anatman, refers to:Group of answer choicesThe universal world soul A state of non-existence None of the other options is correct The “No-self” The soul of the individual15. While no single scripture serves as a central text for all Buddhists, one Theravada text that is available, modest in size and widely accepted as summarizing Buddhist moral teaching:Group of answer choicesBook of the Dead None of the other answers is correct Bhagavad Gita Dhammapada Lotus Sutra16. The name of the Indian king who converted to Buddhism after a horrific war and then engaged in sending Buddhist missionaries to Sri Lanka, China and elsewhere:Group of answer choicesJason Ajuna Asoka Jakota Avidya17. Select the SINGLE best answer: The two main branches of Buddhism are:Group of answer choicesNone of these options is correct. Yellow Hat and Red Hat Buddhism Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism Zen and Nichiren Buddhism Pure Land and Rational Buddhism 18.What is the Buddhist term for the craving or desire that must be extinguished in order to achieve release from the cycle of rebirths:Group of answer choicestanha dukkha None of the other options is correct nirvana annica 19.In Buddhism the Sanga refers to:Group of answer choicesThe accumulated consequence of actions that survives even death The Buddha’s teaching to be learned by practice The Book of the Dead None of the other options is correct The community of monks and disciples 20. Select the best answer: In the widely told story of two monks arriving at a river where a beautiful young woman waited in vain for a boat, whereupon one monk offered to carry her across. In so doing:Group of answer choicesNone of the other answers are correct. He revealed that he was unsuited for the monastic life and should be dismissed. He revealed his inner desire to have a sexual encounter with the young woman He technically violated the Buddhist teaching that a monk cannot touch a woman 21. Select EVERY correct answer: According to Buddhist tradition, young Siddartha Gautama had been shielded by his father from exposure to:Group of answer choicesThe sight of an aged person The responsibilities of marriage Royal harem and sexual excess Training for war The sight of a diseased person22. Select EVERY view or teaching that characterizes Mahayana Buddhism:Group of answer choicesThe basic problem is materialism with the avenue of release through asceticism Buddha is only a human being who discovered the path to Nirvana The belief in the existence of many enlightened beings who share their accumulated merit with human kind. There are many eternal beings who were compassionate and who have come to earth to help suffering people towards enlightenment People achieve enlightenment without reliance on the gods or on any force or influence beyond themselves23. Select the SINGLE best answer: In Mahayana Buddhism a bodhisattva is:Group of answer choicesA tree that grew from a branch of the sacred bo tree A close female disciple of the Buddha who founded the line of nuns None of the other options is correct. A being who postponed Nirvana to share merit or aid with humans An early Buddhist missionary movement that led to the conversion of China to Buddhism 24. Select EVERY correct answer. At least one item is correct:According to most Buddhist scholars, what is the teaching of philosophical Buddhism regarding the self or soul, usually referred to by Westerners as “I”?Group of answer choicesThe self does not exist as an enduring entity. The illusion of the self’s existence is a harmful illusion . Each person possesses intelligence and the capacity to chose even though the “self” or “soul” does not exist. Buddhism is largely in agreement with Christianity and the Western tradition regarding the soul or self Philosophical Buddhism and Hinduism are in essential agreement about the existence of the soul Nirvana includes deliverance from the delusion of the self and self-centeredness 25. Select EVERY correct statement about Theravada Buddhism:Group of answer choicesThe veneration of relics is not important to Theravada Buddhists. Most Theravada Buddhists are vegetarians. The veneration of relics of the Buddha is widely practiced in Theravada Buddhism. Most Theravada Buddhists are not vegetarians. 26. From the list select EACH teaching that is characteristic of Buddhist teaching (At least one item is correct):Group of answer choicesOne must be a Brahmin in order to experience nirvana Liberation or enlightenment requires concentrated and serious human effort. One’s place in the caste system is the result of past behavior. An emphasis on sacrifice to the gods according to the Vedic Scriptures. The belief that one has only this lifetime to attain Nirvana. 27. Select EVERY correct answer regarding Buddhism in the United States. (At least one item is correct):Group of answer choicesThe various Buddhist denominations are more likely to collaborate together than in many parts of the world. Is barely present and rarely encountered because of laws restricting Asian immigration. Is dwindling away in numbers and interest from an earlier high point in the 1960’s. Is alive in all its forms and steadily growing in numbers due to conversion and immigration. A characteristically American form of Buddhism is beginning to emerge28. Select the SINGLE correct answer: Compared to other world religions, the number of persons who consider themselves Buddhists make it the:Group of answer choicesfourth largest religion in the world. largest religion in the world. None of the other options is correct. third largest religion in the world. eighth largest religion in the world. second largest religion in the world. Arts & HumanitiesReligious StudiesRELT 368Share Question