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11. What is the meaning of “Buddha”?
A. The enlightened one
B. The religious preacher
C. The genius
D. The Powerful
ANSWER:A.The enlightened one
SOLUTION : The term Buddha literally means enlightened one, a knower. Buddhists believe that a Buddha is born in each aeon of time, and our Buddha—the sage Gotama who attained enlightenment under the bo tree at Buddh Gaya in India—was the seventh in the succession.
12. The first sermon of Buddha was called ____.
A. Mahaparinirvana
B. Sambodhi
C. Dharmachakra Pravartana
D. Mahabhinishkramana
ANSWER: C.Dharmachakra Pravartana
SOLUTION: After 49 consecutive days of meditation, Gautama attained Bodhi (enlightenment) under a pipal tree at Bodhgaya a village in Bihar. Buddha gave his first sermon in the village of Sarnath, near the city of Benares in UP. This event is known as Dhammacakkappavattana (The Setting in Motion of the Wheel of Dharma).
13. Buddha delivered his last sermon at ____.
A. Sarnath
B. Ujjain
C. Vaishali
D. Kushinagar
ANSWER : D. Kushinagar
SOLUTION:Lord Buddha gave his last sermon at the Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh. Since then Kushinagar became the place of Buddhist pilgrimage. Kushinagar is also known as Kusinara, as it is home to many pilgrimages for Buddhism followers in India and worldwide.
14. Buddha attained ‘Mahaparinirvana’ at _____.
A. Bodhgaya
B. Llumbini
C. Kushinagar
D. Saranath
ANSWER: C.Kushinagar
SOLUTION:Gautam Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana in Kushinagar (in present-day Uttar Pradesh). Mahaparinirvana usually means the ultimate state of Nirvana (everlasting, highest peace and happiness) attained by an Awakened Being.
15. The second Buddhist council was held at _____
A. Kashmir
B. Vaishali
C. Patliputra
D. Kushinagar
ANSWER: B.Vaishali
SOLUTION:The second Buddhist council was held at Vaishali. It was under the patronage of Kalasoka. The Second Buddhist Council was presided over by Sabakami. The Agenda of the Second Buddhist Council was to settle the disagreements of different subdivisions.
16. The third Buddist council was held at ____.
A. Kashmir
B. Ujjain
C. Patliputra
D. Kaushambi
ANSWER: C.Patliputra
SOLUTION :The third Buddhist council was held at Pataliputra in the Magadha Empire. It was under the patronage of Emperor Ashoka. The Third Buddhist Council was presided over by Moggaliputta Tissa.
17. The fourth Buddist council was held at ____.
A. Kuchinagar
B. Ujjain
C. Kundalvan
D. Kaushambi
ANSWER: C.Kundalvan
SOLUTION: The fourth Buddhist Council was held at Kundalavana (Kashmir) in 72 AD. This led to the division of Buddhists into Hinayana and Mahayana.
18. Which is the sacred book of the Buddists?
A. Upanishad
B. Vedas
C. Agams
D. Tripitaka
ANSWER: D.Tripitaka
SOLUTION:The most important of these is the Tripitaka, a Sanskrit word that means “Triple Basket.” The Tripitaka therefore serves as the sacred text of Buddhism.
19. The ‘Tripitaka’ was written in ____.
A. Brahmi
B. Kharosthi
C. Pali
D. Sankrit
ANSWER: C.Pali
SOLUTION: The Pali canon, also known as Tipitaka in Pali or Tripitaka in Sanskrit, is the entirety of the Theravada (“Way of the Elders”) school of Buddhism.
20. What information does Vinaya Pitakas provided?
A. Rule and Regulation
B. Principle
C. Religious Philosophy
D. None of these
ANSWER: A.Rule and Regulation
SOLUTION:Tipiṭaka (“Triple Basket”) and the one that regulates monastic life and the daily affairs of monks and nuns according to rules attributed to the Buddha.