PONITS TO REMEMBER FOR BUDDHISM

1. What was the name of the father of Gautam Buddha?

And. Shuddodhana, who was the chief of the state Kapilvastu.

2. What was the name of Buddha's mother?

Ans. Maya.

3. What was the childhood name of Gautam Buddha?

Ans. Siddharth.

4. Who brought up Siddharth when his mother died in his childhood?

Ans.His step mother, Gautami.

5. What was the name of Siddharth's wife?

Ans. Yashodhra.

6. What was the name of his son?

Ans. Rahul.

7. Where did he attain enlightment?

Ans. He attained enlightment (Nirvana) at Bodh Gaya near Gaya under a banyan tree on the bank of the river Niranjana.

8. In which language did Buddha preach?

Ans. Pali.

9. Which path has been advocated by Buddha to attain Nirvana?

Ans.The eightfold path or AshtangikaMarga.

10. What are the 'AshtangikaMarga' preached by Buddha?

Ans. Buddha's AshtangikaMargaare following

(1) Right belief, (2) Right thought, (3) Right speech, (4) Right action, (5) Right living, (6) Right effort, (7) Right recollection and (o) Right meditation.These eightfold path is also known as middle path.

11. From whom did Mahatma Buddha learn the technique of meditation?

Ans. Alara Kalama.

12.Who is known as Light of Asia ?

Answer: Gautama Buddha

13. When did Gautama Buddha born ?

Answer: BC 563

14. Where did Gautama Buddha born ?

Answer: Lumbini in Kapilavasthu

15.Gautama Buddha attained full enlightenment at _________ ?

Answer: Bodh Gaya (named by Edvin Arnold)

16. Where did the 1st Buddhist Council held ?

Answer: Rajgirh

17.What is the name of worship place of Buddhists ?

Answer: Pagoda

18. What is the Holy book of Buddhists ?

Answer: Tripitika

19. What does the term 'Mahayana' mean?

Ans. The reformed Buddhism is known as Mahayana. The followers of Mahayana faith worship buddha as God. Mahays means the greater vehicle.

20. What information does SuttaPitaka provide?

Ans. It provides the principles of Buddhism.