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1What is the sacred book of Buddhism called?
Tripitakas
Kalagnan
Anagas
Epics
 

Right Answer: 1
Theravada Buddhism, the standard collection of buddhavacana are in pali script, also known as the Tripi?aka (three baskets).
Question ID: 195

2Where did Buddha penance for 40 days?
Kapila vasthu
Prayaga
Varanasi
Gaya
 

Right Answer: 4
The Bodhi Tree (tree of awakening), also called the Bodhi Fig Tree, was a large and ancient sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa) located in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India.
Question ID: 190

3In which country, is the largest statue of Gautama Buddha located?
China
India
Afghanistan
Nepal
 

Right Answer: 1
Spring Temple Buddha is located at Lushan, Henan, China. It is the second largest of all statues in the world. Height 420 fts. First largest is the statue of unity in India.
Question ID: 456

4Where was Gautama Buddha got nirvan (Enlightenment)?
Kusinagar
Kapilavasthu
Gaya
Prayaga
 

Right Answer: 3
On the day of Buddha Purnima, the supreme light of realization dawned on Buddha and he attained Enlightenment(Nirvan) beneath the Bodhi tree at Bodha Gaya.
Question ID: 191

5Who was the mother of Gautama Buddha?
Vishnavi
Sanghamithra
Maya Devi
Yasodhara
 

Right Answer: 3
Queen Maya Devi of Sakya was mother of Gautama Buddh. She died after seven days giving him birth.
Question ID: 145

6The main teachings of Buddha are called ________
Arya Satyas or Noble Truths
Panchavrathas
Pancha suthra
Saranas
 

Right Answer: 1
The Four Noble Truths are regarded as the central doctrine of the Buddhist tradition, and are said to provide a conceptual framework for all of Buddhist thought. These four truths explain the nature of dukkha, samudaya, nirodha and marga.
Question ID: 189

7Who was thehe king of Magadha that became a disciple of Buddha?
Sathavahana
Chandra Gupta
Ashoka
Sudhodhana
 

Right Answer: 3
Ashoka the Great was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, converted to Buddhism after witnessing the mass deaths of the Kalinga War, which he had waged out of a desire for conquest and which reportedly directly resulted in more than 100,000 deaths and 150,000 deportations.
Question ID: 144

8Who was the wife of Gautama Buddha?
Sangha Mithra
Vishnavi
Maya Devi
Yasodhara
 

Right Answer: 4
Gautama Buddha was married to Yasodhara who was the daughter of King Suppabuddha.
Question ID: 194

9Where did Budha give his first sermon?
Prayaga
Pataliputhram
Sarnath
Ranchi
 

Right Answer: 3
Buddha preaching his first sermon in a deer forest at Sarnath, north of Bodhgaya, where he had experienced enlightenment some weeks prior.
Question ID: 197

10Who was the Son of Siddhartha Gautama?
Mahavir
Rahula
Kasappa
Ananda
 

Right Answer: 2
Gotama had a wife, Yasodhara, and a son, named Rahula.
Question ID: 193

11Which of the following was the birth place of Gautama Buddha?
Lumbinivanam
Saranath
Gaya
Prayaga
 

Right Answer: 1
Gautama Buddha was born in Lumbini, now in Nepal, and raised in Kapilavastu, now Tilaurakot, Nepal.
Question ID: 192

12Who was father of Gautama Buddha?
Suppabhuddha
Suddhodana
Ashoka
Mahadhana
 

Right Answer: 2
Gautama Buddha was born to King Suddhodana and Queen Maya in Shakya Clan
Question ID: 22

13Where did Lord Gautama Buddha breathe his last (Mahaparinirvan)?
Lumbini
Kushinagar
Bodh Gaya
Saraswathi
 

Right Answer: 2
The Parinirvana Stupa is a Buddhist temple in Kushinagar, India which is said to be the place of death of Gautama Buddha.
Question ID: 196


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