BUDDHA
What is the birth place of Gautama Buddha?
–Lumbini
What is the meaning of “Buddha”?
–The Awakened One
Which clan was Buddha related to?
–Shakya
Gautama Buddha’s mother was related to
–Koliya dynasty
In the Buddhist religion, which incident of the life of Buddha is the related to Bull ?
–To the birth
The place of Gautama Buddha’s birth was a grove known as ............
–Lumbini
Vesak commemorates the birth of...........
–Buddha
The inscription of which dynasty that supports the tradition that Lumbini was the birth-place of Shakya muni
–The Maurya (Ashoka)
Gautama Buddha was born in
–563 B.C.
Who was the ruler of Magadh contemporary with Gautama Buddha?
–Bimbisar
Alar Kalam was
–One of the gurus of Buddha
Where did Gautama Buddha attain the enlightenment?
–In Bodhgaya
At which of the following places did Lord Buddha attain enlightenment?
–Bodh Gaya
Buddha came to Kaushambi
–During the reign of Udyan
At which of the following places did Lord Buddha give his first sermon on the Four Noble Truths?
–Sarnath
Where did Buddha deliver his first religious sermon?
–In Sarnath
Who delivered his first preaching in Sarnath?
–Mahatma Budddha
Dharmachakrapravartan depicted in the texts is
–The first preaching delivered by Buddha in Sarnath
...........’s foster mother Mahapajapati Gotami was the first woman to be ordained as a bhikkhuni.
–Buddha
Where did Buddha attain Mahaparinirvana ?
–In Kushinagar
In whose republic Mahatma Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana happened was
–Mallas
Kushinagar was the capital of
–The republic of Mallas
About Mahatma Buddha, these are true.
–He was born in Kapilvastu
–He attained the enlightenment in Bodhgaya
–He refused to accept vedic dharma
–He preached truth (Arya Satya)
Which of the following Buddhist sites is located in Uttar Pradesh?
–Sarnath
Mahatma Buddha delivered his first religious preaching (Dharmachakrapravartan) at
–Sarnath/Mrigdava/Rishipattan
In the Indian Art, the incident related to the life of Buddha and painted by ‘wheel with deer’ indicates towards.
–The first preaching
Whom did Buddha make his first Shudra disciple?
–Tapssu and Kallik
The permission of entering the women as the female monks in Buddhist Sanghas, was given by Buddha
–In Vaishali
In the search of knowledge what was Buddha’s order of journey?
–Vaishali-Raj graham –Uruvela (Bodhagaya) -Rishipattan
To whom did Buddha deliver his last preaching?
–Subhaga
Even during the life of Buddha who wanted to become the chief of Sangh
–Devdutt
BUDDHIST LITERATURE
In which language the initial Buddhist literature was written?
–Pali
In which language the Buddhist texts were written?
–Prakrit/Pali
Which language was mainly used to propagate Buddhism?
–Pali
Which is the holy text of the Buddhists?
–Tripitak
Which of the following is one of the sacred books of Buddhism?
–Tripitaka
Tripitaks are
–The compilation of Buddhist or Buddha’s preachings (in Pali)
Whose religious text the Tripitak is?
–Of the Buddhists
Which of the following is a part of the ‘Sutta Pitaka’?
–Majjhima Nikaya
The rules made for the ........... were written down in a book called ‘Vinaya Pitaka’.
–Buddhist sangha
The Buddhist texts which tells about the life in Sanghs
–Vinaya Pitaka
Which tales are related with the painting and sculptures of the Ajanta caves?
–Jataka Tales
What has been depicted in the Ajanta Paintings?
–Buddhistic tales (Jatak)
The dialogue between Buddha and Prasenajit is found in
–Samyutta Nikaya
BUDDHIST COUNCILS
The correct chronological order of the Buddhist councils is
–Rajgriha-Vaishali-Patliputra- Kundalvan
The city where the first Buddhist council was held
–Rajgriha
Where did Buddhist Council take place?
–In Rajagriha
After the death of Buddha, the first Buddhist council was presided over by
–Mahakasyapa
The ruler who organised the second Buddhist council was
–Kalashok
In which city was the third Buddhist Council held?
–Pataliputra
One of the major events of Ashoka’s reign was the convening of the ........... Buddhist Sangha (council) in 250 BCE in the capital Pataliputra.
–Third
Where did the fourth Buddhist Council organise?
–In Kundalvan (Kashmir)
The ruler during whose period the fourth Buddhist Council was hold in Kashmir
–Kanishk
The Buddhist council held in Kashmir during the reign of Kanishk was presided over by
–Vasumitra
Who organised the fifth Buddhist Council
–Harsh
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PHILOSOPHY
According to the belief of the Buddhists who is considered to be the next incarnation of Gautama Buddha?
–Maitreya
Who propounded the way of Ashtangik Marg in order to put an end to the sorrows of the mankind?
–Gautama Buddha
According to the Buddhist religion
–Reincarnation exists but there is no existence of the soul
The fundamental difference between the Mahayana Branch and the Heenyan Branch of the Buddhist religion is
–The worship of deities
Both the religions, the Buddhist religion and the Jain religion, shared some tenets as:-
–Having no faith in the authority of Vedas
–Negation of the results of the rituals
–Opposing the violence against the living beings
–Abstinence from the excess of penance and luxury (that is the Golden Mean does exist only in the Buddhist Religion)
The order of the four Noble truths propounded by lord Buddha are as follows
–There is suffering
–Suffering has an origin
–Suffering can cease
–There is a path out of suffering
Which of the statements about the Buddhistic religion is correct:
–It did not negate class and caste
–It challenged the highest social order of the Brahmins
The reason of expansion of the Buddhist religion were catagorised as
–Simplicity of the religion
–Special appeal for the downtrodden
–Missionary spirit of the religion
–The use of local language
About Gautama Buddha, these are true
–He believed in Karm
–He believed that the soul changes the body
–He believed in attaining Nirvana
–He did not believe in the existence of God
In the early medieval period the Buddhist religion fell into decay (or declined) because
–by that period Buddha begin to be considered as the incarnation of lord Vishnu and became the part of the Vaishnava Dharma.
The first human idol worshipped in India was
–Of Buddha
During whose period the standing idol of Buddha was constructed
–Kushan
The Buddhist religion left a significant influence on the society by forming the two classes of the society with it. These classes were
–Woman and the Shudras
The world is temporal and unstable is related to
–The Buddhist religion
Gautama Buddha was considered as a deity during the reign of
–Kanishk
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is known as
–Padmapani
Which rite was performed at the time of initiation of a new member of the Buddhist Sangha?
–Pravajjya
The branch of the Buddhist religion to which Nagarjan belonged
–Madhyamik (Intermediate)
The Preachings of Buddha are related to
- Purity and holiness of the behavior (or conduct)
The concept of Ashtanga Marg is the part
–Of Dharmachakra Pravartana
The branch of the Buddhist religion, to which Karmapa Lama belongs to, is known as
–Kagyupa
The Mahayana branch of the Buddhist religion came into appearance officially
–During the reign of Kanishka
BUDDHIST SITES
In which year Sanchi was discovered after being abandoned for nearly 600 Years?
1818–
To which theme is the Ajanta painting related to?
– The Buddhist religion
From whom is the Ajanta Painting inspired?
–Kind-hearted Buddha
The Mahabodhi Temple in ........... is the pilgrimage site of the Buddhists.
–Bihar
The Kyaik Htee Yoe pagoda is located in:
–Myanmar
The Buddhist sites Vaishali and Nalanda are situated in which of the following states?
–Bihar
‘Ashta Mahasthana’ refers to the eight significant places associated with the life of the Buddha. Which among the following is NOT one of those?
–Raigad
Where was the discovery of an old cave, on which walls there are 55 penals devoted to the life of lord Buddha, made?
–Mustang (in Nepal)
The biggest Buddhistic monestary in India is at
-Arunachal Pradesh
In Uttar Pradesh the famous pilgrim place of both the Buddhists and the Jains is
–Kaushambi
In Bodhgaya, Mahabodhi Temple was coustructed where
–Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment
STUPAS, CHAITYA AND VIHAR
Which of the following terms is associated with the architecture of a Buddhist Stupa?
–Harmika
Which of the following Stupa sites is NOT located in the state of Uttar Pradesh?
–Bharhut
The world Peace Stupa, which is said to be the highest in the world is in Bihar
–In Rajgir
The Stupa , which has no relation with the life of Gautama Buddha, is
–Sanchi Stupa
To which period does the biggest stupa located in Sanchi belong?
–The Mauryan period
Sanchi is popular for
–The biggest Buddhistic Stupa
Where is the great Sanchi Stupa located?
–In Madhya Pradesh
What are called the prayer chambers or the meeting chambers of the Buddhist monks and their disciples?
–Vihar
In ancient India, a ceremony named Pavaran was organised in Buddhists monasteries, during which
–The monks had the opportunity to confess their sins and crimes when they stayed at the monasteries during the rainy season
The Chaitya Mandap related to?
–The Buddhist Religion
Chaitya is a place of worship while Vihar is a place for
-living
OTHER FACTS
The Nalanda University was great centre of learning to which religion was it related ?
-Buddhism
Who was the Muslim invader, destroyer of Nalanda University?
–Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar
Nava Nalanda Mahavirhara is famous
–For Pali Research Institute
In ancient India, a script which was written from left to right
–Kharoshthi
The centre for the Budhistic learning is
–Vikramshila
The ................ rulers of South India were not opponent of the Buddhist religion.
-Ikshvaku
The Pal ruler of East India were the supporters of the .............. religion.
-Buddhists
Gautama Buddha, after his death, rested the leadership
–To his preachings about the dharma and humility
The Chinese Buddhist pilgrim, Xuan Zang, came to the Indian subcontinent about ........... years ago.
–1400
Fa Xian began his journey back home from which of the following Indian state?
–Bengal
In the first century A.D. the Buddhist Monk who was sent to china
–Nagarjun
The name of the Buddhist philosopher, who first propounded the principle of Shonyavada, is
–Nagarjun
The period in which the foundation of Nalanda University was led down
–Gupta
By the end of the twelfth century Nalanda Mahavihar fell into decay, the Royal Patronage accorded to the Mahavihar was stopped.
–Both the statements are correct but the second one does not depend on the first statement
The thing that is not common in the Buddhist and the Jain religions
–Self repression
Buddhist and Jain, both the religions believe that the principles of Karma (work) and reincarnation are
-True