1. What was Buddha’s name when he
was a prince?
• Siddhartha Gautama

2. What does Buddha say is the cause of
suffering?
• Desire and clinging

3. What is the word that means “become
a monk”?
• Ordain

4. Where is the Dalai Lama from?
• Tibet

5. What kind of water do monks spray on
people?
• Holy Water

6. What is the “Sangharaja”?
The most important monk in Thailand

7. Where did the Buddha sit when he
found enlightenment?
• Under the Bodhi Tree

8. Who was the woman that gave
Buddha food when he was dying?
• Lady Sujata

9. About how many monks are there in
Thailand?
• About 200,000

10. What country did the Buddha live his
life in?
• India

11. About how long ago did the Buddha
live?
• About 2600 years ago

12. How many Buddhists are there in the
world?
• Over 300 million

13. What was the first thing the Buddha
did after he was born?
Walk with lotus flowers growing from
his footsteps

14. Who was the Buddha’s cousin?
Devadatta

15. What kind of Buddhism do we have in
Thailand
• Theravada

16. What day do we remember the
birth, death and enlightenment of the
Buddha?
• Visakha Puja

17. What day do we give robes to the
monks?
• Kathina ceremony day

18. What is the word for being born again?
• Reincarnation

19. Whatever you do will come back to
you. This is called _________
• Karma

20. What are the two main kinds of
Buddhism in the world?
• Theravada and Mahayana

21. Who is the Buddha of the future?
(mahayana)
Maitreya

22. What do the monks do in the morning
to get food?
• Go on alms round

23. How do we say
• The five precepts
in English?

24. How do we say
• The Noble Eightfold Path
in English?

25. How do you say
English?
• The four noble truths
in

26. Why does the Buddha have long
earlobes?
• Because he was a rich prince and had heavy
gold earrings.

27. What are the gestures the Buddha
does with his hands?
• mudras

28. What will happen to a monk if he
breaks the Vinaya rules badly?
• He will be disrobed