Buddhism Multiple Choice Questions and Answers for Practice

16. The fourth Buddhist council was held during the reign of ........ at Kashmir under the chairmanship of Vasumitra

1. Ashoka
2. Kalasoka
3. Kanishka
4. Vikramaditya

17. The king who convened the third Buddhist coucil was

1. Ashoka
2. Kanishka
3. Harsha
4. Pulakesin II

18. The king who followed Buddhism is

1. Ashoka
2. Kanishka
3. Harsha
4. All of the above

19. The meaning of a word Buddha is a person who knows

1. What is Good
2. What is Bad
3. What is Suffering
4. All of the above

20. The second Buddhist coucil was convened at ......... around 383 B.C

1. Pataliputra
2. Bihar
3. Vaisali
4. Gaya

21. Tripitakas is the religious text of

1. Jainism
2. Buddhism
3. Brahmins
4. Christian

22. Vinayapitaka mainly deals with

1. Development of Sangha
2. Life and teaching of Buddha
3. Some aspects of ancient Indian History
4. Rules and regulations of monks

23. What are the four fold truths ?

1. The world is full of suffering.
2. The cause of suffering is desire.
3. If desires are get rid off, suffering can be removed. This can be done by Eight fold path
4. All of the above.

24. What are the Tripitakas?

1. Suddhapitaka
2. Vinayapitaka
3. Abhidhammapitaka
4. All the above

25. What was the original name of Buddha?

1. Siddhartha
2. Rahula
3. Suddhodana
4. Mahavira

26. Which of the following was a teaching of Buddha?

1. He did not concern himself with the existence of God.
2. According to him, desire was the cause of misery.
3. He insisted on karma and rebirth
4. All the above

27. Who among the following was sent to Srilanka by Ashoka to preach Buddhism?

1. Banabhatta
2. Mahendra
3. Vikraman
4. Kautilya

28. Who was born in Kapilavastu in Nepal in 563 B.C

1. Buddha
2. Kanishka
3. Vikramaditya
4. Ashoka