Chapter 7 Self Quiz - Multiple Choice

. Which one of the following is NOT one of the Three Refuges?

. According to Buddhist doctrine, a human being is a continuously changing, Interdependent relationship between how many skandhas (aggregates)?

. The "four passing sights" did NOT include

. The stories used for teaching that tell of the Buddha's previous lives are called

. The first two main divisions of Buddhism were

. The root meaning of the term "Buddha" comes from

. Theravadins and Mahayanists can be compared to

. The new institution that the Buddha created in India was the

. You would find masters giving their disciples koans to solve in which form of Buddhism?

. The most popular reason why Buddhists wish to earn merit is

. Today the majority of Buddhists are

. The conversion of _______ in the third century bce made Buddhism a broader-based religion that reached beyond the ascetics to the householder majority population.

. Siddhartha was born into the

. The Bodhidharma is the religious ideal as set forth in which form of Buddhism?

. The most active and effective organizations in adapting Buddhist teachings and practices to the world today have been

. For how long did the Buddha teach after he discovered nirvana?

. The name most associated with "engaged Buddhism" is

. The religious ideal as set forth in the Lotus Sutra is the

. The reformist movement among global Buddhists seeking to relate the teachings to contemporary suffering is called what?

. Some Buddhists responded to colonial-era challenges by

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