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A quiz to test your knowledge of the Buddha and Buddhism on the occasion of Buddha Purnima that falls on May 16 this year

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The Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

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1 / 8 | Simple one to begin with. What does ‘Buddha’ mean in Sanskrit and what was the birth name of the individual who propagated the religion known as Buddhism?

Answer : ‘Awakened one’ and Siddhartha Gautama

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2 / 8 | Name the festival, observed in many Asian countries, that commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Gautama Buddha on the same day?

Answer : Wesak

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3 / 8 | Name the places of the Buddha’s first sermon and parinirvana that are amongst the holiest sites in the religion.

Answer : Sarnath and Kushinagar

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4 / 8 | What is the Pali term used in the religion for the three characteristics of all existence and beings (impermanence, non-self, and suffering).

Answer : Tilakkhana

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5 / 8 | Back to the basics. According to scholars, at what age did the prince leave his home, attain awakening and leave his mortal coils?

Answer : 29, 35, and 80 years

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6 / 8 | In the Buddhist tradition, what is the name given to the future Buddha, said to be a bodhisattva residing in the Tushita heaven, who will preach anew the dharma?

Answer : Maitreya

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7 / 8 | Apart from the Mahabodhi Temple Complex and the Sanchi monuments, which are the two other UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India associated with Buddhism?

Answer : Ajanta Caves and Elephanta Caves

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8 / 8 | Simple one. Who is the present head of the Dge-lugs-pa (Yellow Hat) order of Tibetan Buddhists?

Answer : The 14th Dalai Lama

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