Transcript buddhism video questions - Hickman Mills C

1. What happened to Siddhartha Gautama
when he was twenty-nine years old, and why
was it significant to Buddhism?
He saw that sickness and death awaited
us all.
Developed the belief in reincarnation.
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2. What truth did Siddhartha
Gautama learn from his meditation
and ascetic practice?
Clear mindfulness is the key to
spiritual understanding.
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3. Why does Buddhism follow the
Middle Way and what does that
mean?
Resisting attachment allows
Buddhists to reach nirvana.
The Middle Way is following a simple
path through life.
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4. What is the key mood of Buddhist
enlightenment?
A state of emotional detachment
from negative or positive emotions.
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5. What is the significance of the
Deer Park Sermon?
He gave a sermon about the 4 Noble
Truths and outlined the beliefs of
Buddhism.
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6. What are Buddha’s Four Noble
Truths?
1) Life means suffering.
2) The origin of suffering is
attachment.
3) The cessation of suffering is
attainable.
4) The path to the cessation of
suffering.
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7. What are the precepts of the
Noble Eightfold Path?
1) Right view 2) Right intention
3) Right speech 4) Right action
5) Right livelihood 6) Right effort
7) Right mindfulness
8) Right concentration
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8. What is karma?
An action, cause-effect. A belief that
one’s fate is punishment for past
deeds.
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9. What is the connection between
karma and reincarnation?
What you become is based on how
you lived in a previous life.
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10. What is the primary goal of
Buddhist meditation?
To free yourself from karma.
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11. What does Zen Buddhism
suggest is the difference between
becoming a good person and
becoming a human being?
Becoming a good person means
wanting to do good.
Becoming a human being means
realizing the basic goodness in
everyone.
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12. WHAT DOES NIRVANA MEAN?
It is the ultimate state of freedom
from suffering, worries, troubles, etc.
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13. WHAT ARE THE FOUR GREAT
UNLIMITABLES?
1) Loving kindness 2) compassion
3) Sympathetic joy 4) equanimity
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14. WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING
IN BUDDHIST THOUGHT? HOW CAN
SUFFERING BE ELIMINATED?
Attachment, craving, and clinging to
things and ideas.
Can be eliminated by attaining
dispassion.
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15. What does the Lotus flower
symbolize and suggest about the spirit of
Buddhism in the Mahayanist sect?
A life of purity in the midst of a
defiling world.
The spirit of living a pure and
enlightened life.
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16. What does the story of Buddha’s
death say about his ultimate beliefs
and his integrity of spirit?
He did not wish for the person who
poisoned him to be punished or
judged.
He encouraged everyone to continue
their path to nirvana.
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17. How do the Theravada Buddhists
differ from the Mahayana Buddhists in
belief?
Theravada
• Buddha is not a God
• You have to follow the
Eightfold path to be
enlightened and reach
nirvana
Mahayana
• Buddha is a God
• If the Eightfold path is too
hard, you can worship
Buddha and go to heaven,
then follow the path
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18. Who is the Dalai Lama and how
is he chosen?
The religious leader of Tibetan
Buddhism.
They believe that the Dalai Lama will
be reincarnated as a boy and they
follow clues that lead them to the
boy. They give an examination to
determine if the boy can identify
items from his previous life.
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19. How did Buddhism become
important to Japanese culture?
By incorporating their spirits and
allowing them to continue their
religious beliefs.
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20. What is Zen Buddhism? What is
its primary goal?
Deep meanings of life found through
self-discipline, meditation, and
instruction.
The goal is to attain the Buddha mind
and see the true nature of
enlightenment.
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1. Which major events tie the years
1054 C.E. and 1965 C.E. together?
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2. What are the three main
branches of Christianity today?
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3. What are the main issues that
separate the Orthodox and Roman
Catholic churches? What are the
main similarities between them?
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4. What was the relationship
between the Jewish faith and
Christianity at the time of Christ?
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5. Why did the Romans persecute
the Christians?
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6. What are two monumental
actions made by Constantine and
how are they significant?
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7. What was the Arian heresy? How did
the bishops respond? What was
Athanasius’ argument?
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8. How did the fall of Rome to the Visigoths in
410 C.E. change the growth and evolution of
the Roman Catholic Church?
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9. What are the Orthodox and
Roman Catholic views on the
concept of the Trinity?
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10. What are the two initial goals of
the Crusades? What are three
significant results of the Crusades?
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11. Why did the Roman Catholic
hierarchy come under attack after
the 13th century?
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12. What is the significance of the
Inquisition?
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13. What did the Council of Trent
decide for the Roman Catholic
Church?
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14. What does Papal Infallibility mean?
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