DU MA Buddhist Studies

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DU MA Buddhist Studies

Topic:- DU_J18_MA_BS_Topic01

The Age 29 in the biography of the Buddha is related to

[Question ID = 5643]

1. Siddhārtha’s Marriage / [Option ID = 22563]

2. Siddhārtha’s Mahāparinirvāṇa / [Option ID = 22564]

3. Siddhārtha’s Enlightenment / [Option ID = 22565]

4. Siddhārtha’s Renunciation / [Option ID = 22566]

Correct Answer :-

Siddhārtha’s Renunciation / [Option ID = 22566]

The famous site of Sirpur is located in the province of


1. Jharkhand / [Option ID = 22638]

2. Chhatisgarh / [Option ID = 22637]

3. Madhya Pradesh / [Option ID = 22636]

4. Odisha / [Option ID = 22635]

Correct Answer :-

Chhatisgarh / [Option ID = 22637]

The famous Kanheri Caves are located in


1. Gujarat / [Option ID = 22850]

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2. Andhra Pradesh / [Option ID = 22847]

3. Chhattisgarh / [Option ID = 22848]

4. Maharashtra / [Option ID = 22849]

Correct Answer :-

Maharashtra / [Option ID = 22849]

The famous Buddhist site of Dhauli is located in






Correct Answer :-

Odisha / [Option ID = 22853]

The famous Buddhist site of Puruṣapura is located in


1. India / [Option ID = 22736]

2. Bangladesh / [Option ID = 22735]3. Pakistan / [Option ID = 22737]

4. Myanmar / [Option ID = 22738]

Correct Answer :-

Pakistan / [Option ID = 22737]

The famous Buddhist site of Bhattiprolu is located in




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Correct Answer :-

Andhra Pradesh / [Option ID = 22827]

The famous Buddhist site of Ratnagiri is located in






Correct Answer :-

Odisha / [Option ID = 22837]

Where is the Jo khang Temple Located?


1. Lhasa / [Option ID = 22925]

2. Zhigatse / [Option ID = 22927]

3. Chamdo / [Option ID = 22923]

4. Kirong / [Option ID = 22930]

Correct Answer :-

Lhasa / [Option ID = 22925]

Where is the Tibetan works and archive located ?


1. Lhasa / [Option ID = 22946]

2. Dhramsala / [Option ID = 22944]

3. Chamdo / [Option ID = 22940]

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4. Taklakot / [Option ID = 22942]

Correct Answer :-

Dhramsala / [Option ID = 22944]

What did Siddhārtha do on the day he was blessed with a son?


1. he left home / [Option ID = 22759]

2. he sent his wife to her parents’ home / [Option ID = 22761]

3. All these / [Option ID = 22762]

4. he organized a big celebration / [Option ID = 22760]

Correct Answer :-

he left home / [Option ID = 22759]

Which quality does Avalokiteśvara bodhisattva represent?


1. Samādhi / [Option ID = 22553]2. Prajñā / [Option ID = 22552]

3. Karuṇā / [Option ID = 22551]

4. Śīla / [Option ID = 22554]

Correct Answer :-

Karuṇā / [Option ID = 22551]

Where was the famous Buddhist University of Vallabhī located?


1. Maharashtra [Option ID = 22544]2. Andhra Pradesh [Option ID = 22546]

3. Madhya Pradesh [Option ID = 22545]

4. Gujarat [Option ID = 22543]

Correct Answer :-

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Gujarat [Option ID = 22543]

The Jātakas mention this city as the capital (rājadhānī) of the kingdom of Gandhāra


1. Sāgala / [Option ID = 22619]

2. Takkasilā / [Option ID = 22620]

3. Indapaṭṭa / [Option ID = 22621]

4. Udumbara / [Option ID = 22622]

Correct Answer :-

Takkasilā / [Option ID = 22620]

The second century translator monk in China-An-Shih Kao came from


1. Parthia / [Option ID = 22687]

2. Gandhara / [Option ID = 22690]

3. Kabul / [Option ID = 22689]

4. Sogdia / [Option ID = 22688]

Correct Answer :-

Parthia / [Option ID = 22687]

The Tabo Gompa is located in


1. Arunachal Pradesh / [Option ID = 22820]

2. Himachal Pradesh / [Option ID = 22819]

3. Ladakh / [Option ID = 22822]

4. Sikkim / [Option ID = 22821]

Correct Answer :-

Himachal Pradesh / [Option ID = 22819]

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The Buddhist caves destroyed by the Taliban in Afganistan were known as


1. Bamiyan caves / [Option ID = 22694]

2. Jelalabad caves / [Option ID = 22692]

3. Kanishaka caves / [Option ID = 22693]

4. Kandhara caves / [Option ID = 22691]

Correct Answer :-

Bamiyan caves / [Option ID = 22694]

The Buddha’s father-in-law was the ruler of which tribe?


1. Śākya / [Option ID = 22763]

2. Koḷiyā / [Option ID = 22764]3. Jñātrikas / [Option ID = 22766]4. Malla / [Option ID = 22765]

Correct Answer :-

Koḷiyā / [Option ID = 22764]

The Buddha was born in


1. Lumbinīvana / [Option ID = 22857]2. Laṭṭhivana / [Option ID = 22856]3. Ambavana / [Option ID = 22858]4. Migadāya / [Option ID = 22855]

Correct Answer :-

Lumbinīvana / [Option ID = 22857]

Tibet is also known as

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1. Himāvata / [Option ID = 22884]

2. Tribhiṣṭava / [Option ID = 22883]


4. Bhoṭdeśa / [Option ID = 22885]

Correct Answer :-

All these / [Option ID = 22886]

Chan in Chinese and Zen in Japanese are the rendering of the Sanskrit term


1. Maṇḍala / [Option ID = 22683]

2. Bodhi / [Option ID = 22686]3. Prajñā / [Option ID = 22684]4. Dhyāna / [Option ID = 22685]

Correct Answer :-Dhyāna / [Option ID = 22685]

Sāriputta was the disciple of


1. Lord Mahāvīra / [Option ID = 22831]

2. Niganṭṭha Nātaputta / [Option ID = 22833]

3. Lord Buddha / [Option ID = 22832]

4. Saṃjaya Velatṭhiputta / [Option ID = 22834]

Correct Answer :-

Lord Buddha / [Option ID = 22832]

Names of various Greek kings are mentioned in this inscription of Emperor Aśoka


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1. 3rd Rock Edict / [Option ID = 22805]

2. 13th Rock Edict / [Option ID = 22803]

3. 1st Rock Edict / [Option ID = 22806]4. 7th Rock Edict / [Option ID = 22804]

Correct Answer :-

13th Rock Edict / [Option ID = 22803]

Ancient seaport Tāmralipti was located in


1. Bengal / [Option ID = 22696]2. Gujrat / [Option ID = 22695]3. Orissa / [Option ID = 22698]4. Kerala / [Option ID = 22697]

Correct Answer :-

Bengal / [Option ID = 22696]

Sāgala is generally identified with this place


1. Tara Dih / [Option ID = 22749]

2. Tilpat / [Option ID = 22748]

3. Masaon / [Option ID = 22750]

4. Sialkot / [Option ID = 22747]

Correct Answer :-

Sialkot / [Option ID = 22747]

By what name are the holy books of Theravāda Buddhism known?


1. Śāstras / [Option ID = 22864]

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2. Upaniṣads / [Option ID = 22866]3. Aṅgas / [Option ID = 22863]4. Tipiṭaka / [Option ID = 22865]

Correct Answer :-

Tipiṭaka / [Option ID = 22865]

Sāsanavaṃsa is a text on


1. History [Option ID = 22531]

2. Polity [Option ID = 22533]

3. Economics [Option ID = 22534]

4. Geography [Option ID = 22532]

Correct Answer :-

History [Option ID = 22531]

In Buddhism, the Triśaraṇa follows this order


1. Saṃgha, Dhamma, Buddha / [Option ID = 22733]

2. Buddha, Saṃgha, Dhamma / [Option ID = 22734]

3. Dhamma, Saṃgha, Buddha / [Option ID = 22731]

4. Buddha, Dhamma, Saṃgha / [Option ID = 22732]

Correct Answer :-

Buddha, Dhamma, Saṃgha / [Option ID = 22732]

In the opinion of this scholar Buddhism was an ethical system that was endeavouring to cleansethe Vedic religion of its aberrations


1. P.V. Bapat / [Option ID = 22801]

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2. G.C. Pandey / [Option ID = 22802]

3. S. Radhakrishnan / [Option ID = 22800]

4. D.P. Chattopadhyaya / [Option ID = 22799]

Correct Answer :-

S. Radhakrishnan / [Option ID = 22800]

How many texts are there in Vinaya Piṭaka?


1. Six / [Option ID = 22608]

2. Two / [Option ID = 22610]

3. Five / [Option ID = 22609]

4. Three / [Option ID = 22607]

Correct Answer :-

Five / [Option ID = 22609]

This monk was not one of the five monks to whom the Buddha had given his first sermon atIsipatana


1. Bhaddiya / [Option ID = 22787]

2. Koṇḍañña / [Option ID = 22788]

3. Assaji / [Option ID = 22789]

4. Pūraṇa / [Option ID = 22790]

Correct Answer :-

Pūraṇa / [Option ID = 22790]

Gautama Buddha was the contemporary of:


1. Ajātasattu / [Option ID = 22589]

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3. Niganṭha Nātaputta / [Option ID = 22587]

4. Bimbisāra / [Option ID = 22588]

Correct Answer :-


Which Indian scholar authored Studies in the Origins of Buddhism?


1. G.C. Pandey / [Option ID = 22794]

2. P.V. Bapat / [Option ID = 22793]

3. B.M. Barua / [Option ID = 22792]

4. D.P. Chattopadhyaya / [Option ID = 22791]

Correct Answer :-

G.C. Pandey / [Option ID = 22794]

What was the age of the Buddha when he died?


1. 75 years [Option ID = 22861]2. 80 years [Option ID = 22862]3. 45 years [Option ID = 22860]4. 35 years [Option ID = 22859]

Correct Answer :-80 years [Option ID = 22862]

What was the name of the Buddha’s charioteer?


1. Ānanda / [Option ID = 22629]

2. Dhammānanda / [Option ID = 22630]

3. Devadatta / [Option ID = 22627]

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4. Channa / [Option ID = 22628]

Correct Answer :-

Channa / [Option ID = 22628]

What was the name of the Buddha’s father?



2. Śuddhodana / [Option ID = 22808]

3. Dhammānanda / [Option ID = 22810]


Correct Answer :-

Śuddhodana / [Option ID = 22808]

The Sāmi-Kāraka Possesses the:


1. Second case endings / [Option ID = 22557]

2. Sixth case endings / [Option ID = 22556]

3. First case endings / [Option ID = 22558]

4. Third case endings / [Option ID = 22555]

Correct Answer :-

Sixth case endings / [Option ID = 22556]

When Buddhism came in Tibet?


1. Ninth Century CE / [Option ID = 22933]

2. Seventh Century CE / [Option ID = 22938]

3. Fourth Century CE / [Option ID = 22936]

4. Third Century CE / [Option ID = 22931]

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Correct Answer :-

Seventh Century CE / [Option ID = 22938]

Mahāyāna sūtras are written in


1. Sanskrit / [Option ID = 22675]2. Pāli / [Option ID = 22677]

3. Prakrit / [Option ID = 22676]

4. Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit / [Option ID = 22678]

Correct Answer :-

Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit / [Option ID = 22678]

Who was the editor of 2500 Years of Buddhism?


1. D.D. Kosambi [Option ID = 22542]

2. G.C. Pandey [Option ID = 22540]

3. P.V. Bapat [Option ID = 22539]

4. B.M. Barua [Option ID = 22541]

Correct Answer :-

P.V. Bapat [Option ID = 22539]

In which direction of China does Tibet exits.


1. West / [Option ID = 22903]

2. North / [Option ID = 22899]

3. East / [Option ID = 22906]

4. South / [Option ID = 22901]

Correct Answer :-

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West / [Option ID = 22903]

In which direction Sukhāvatī is believed to be


1. South / [Option ID = 22706]

2. East / [Option ID = 22703]

3. North / [Option ID = 22704]4. West / [Option ID = 22705]

Correct Answer :-

West / [Option ID = 22705]

The last meal to the Buddha was offered by


1. Droṇa / [Option ID = 22742]2. Sevaka / [Option ID = 22739]

3. Cunda / [Option ID = 22741]

4. Dāsaka / [Option ID = 22740]

Correct Answer :-

Cunda / [Option ID = 22741]

Which Pacittiya rule prohibits the taking of solid food by monks after midday?


1. Pacittiya 31 / [Option ID = 22623]




Correct Answer :-

Pacittiya 37 / [Option ID = 22625]

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What is the name of the present Dalai Lama?


1. Lobzang Gyatso / [Option ID = 22949]

2. Ngawang Gyatso / [Option ID = 22950]

3. Tenzin Kalzang / [Option ID = 22947]

4. Tenzin Gyatso / [Option ID = 22948]

Correct Answer :-

Tenzin Gyatso / [Option ID = 22948]

What is the meaning of Gelug Tradition?


1. Tantra / [Option ID = 22879]2. Old one / [Option ID = 22881]

3. The Virtuous one / [Option ID = 22882]4. Mantra / [Option ID = 22880]

Correct Answer :-

The Virtuous one / [Option ID = 22882]

Identify the Pāli Text –


1. Sutta-Nipāta / [Option ID = 22601]2. Kathasaritsāgar / [Option ID = 22600]

3. Daśāvatārasutra / [Option ID = 22602]

4. Laṃkavatarasutra / [Option ID = 22599]

Correct Answer :-

Sutta-Nipāta / [Option ID = 22601]

This vagga does not belong to the Dhammapada

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1. Paṇḍita / [Option ID = 22712]

2. Pavāraṇā / [Option ID = 22711]

3. Yamaka / [Option ID = 22713]

4. Brāhmaṇa / [Option ID = 22714]

Correct Answer :-

Pavāraṇā / [Option ID = 22711]

The place where Buddha delivered his first discourse was


1. Vesālī / [Option ID = 22596]

2. Isipatana / [Option ID = 22595]

3. Sāvatthi / [Option ID = 22598]

4. Pāṭaliputta / [Option ID = 22597]

Correct Answer :-

Isipatana / [Option ID = 22595]

This god tried to defeat Siddhārtha in his efforts shortly before he attained Enlightenment was


1. Sakka / [Option ID = 22785]

2. Brahmā / [Option ID = 22784]

3. Māra / [Option ID = 22786]

4. Avalokiteśvara / [Option ID = 22783]

Correct Answer :-

Māra / [Option ID = 22786]

The number of Vaipulya sūtras found in Nepal is

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1. 11 [Option ID = 22674]2. 9 [Option ID = 22672]3. 10 [Option ID = 22673]4. 8 [Option ID = 22671]

Correct Answer :-9 [Option ID = 22672]

Three characteristics of the world according to Buddhism are


1. Anitya-Anatma-Dukkha / [Option ID = 22679]

2. Dukkha-Anitya-Anatma / [Option ID = 22681]

3. Śila-Samādhi-Prajñā / [Option ID = 22682]

4. Anitya-Dukkha-Anatma / [Option ID = 22680]

Correct Answer :-

Anitya-Dukkha-Anatma / [Option ID = 22680]

The fourth of the Twelve link chain of causation is


1. Nāma-rūpa / [Option ID = 22718]

2. Upādāna / [Option ID = 22717]3. Bhava / [Option ID = 22716]4. Vedanā / [Option ID = 22715]

Correct Answer :-

Nāma-rūpa / [Option ID = 22718]

Which is the shortest text of Prajñāpāramitā Literature?


1. Vajracchedikā / [Option ID = 22707]

2. Aṣṭasahasrikā / [Option ID = 22708]

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3. Pañcaviṃśatikā / [Option ID = 22709]

4. Hṛdaya Sūtra / [Option ID = 22710]

Correct Answer :-

Hṛdaya Sūtra / [Option ID = 22710]

“[A]s a whole early Buddhism was the product not of the underprivileged but of very positivelyprivileged strata.” Whose is this statement?


1. Max Weber / [Option ID = 22796]

2. I.B. Horner / [Option ID = 22797]

3. T.W. Rhys Davids / [Option ID = 22795]

4. C.A.F. Rhys Davids / [Option ID = 22798]

Correct Answer :-

Max Weber / [Option ID = 22796]

Officials called Dhammamahāmāttas were appointed by this king


1. Harṣa [Option ID = 22535]

2. Candragupta [Option ID = 22537]

3. Aśoka [Option ID = 22536]

4. Puṣyamitra Śuṅga [Option ID = 22538]

Correct Answer :-

Aśoka [Option ID = 22536]

The Dotted Record is connected with this city


1. Beijing / [Option ID = 22815]

2. Canton (Guanzhou) / [Option ID = 22817]

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3. Shanghai / [Option ID = 22816]

4. Leh / [Option ID = 22818]

Correct Answer :-

Canton (Guanzhou) / [Option ID = 22817]

Of how many parts does the Pratitīyasamutpāda (Dependent Origination) consist of?


1. Twelve / [Option ID = 22577]

2. Seven / [Option ID = 22575]

3. Nine / [Option ID = 22578]

4. Five / [Option ID = 22576]

Correct Answer :-

Twelve / [Option ID = 22577]

What do you understand by the term Thanka;


1. Painted scroll / [Option ID = 22908]

2. All these / [Option ID = 22913]3. ‘pata’ Chitra / [Option ID = 22909]

4. Wall hanging / [Option ID = 22911]

Correct Answer :-


Zen Buddhism in largely practised in


1. Tibet / [Option ID = 22646]

2. Japan / [Option ID = 22644]

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3. Mongolia / [Option ID = 22643]

4. Laos / [Option ID = 22645]

Correct Answer :-

Japan / [Option ID = 22644]

For how many years did the Buddha preach after attaining Enlightenment?


1. 75 years [Option ID = 22745]2. 35 years [Option ID = 22743]3. 80 years [Option ID = 22746]4. 45 years [Option ID = 22744]

Correct Answer :-45 years [Option ID = 22744]

Kaṁkhāvitaraṇi is the commentary on


1. Pātimokkha / [Option ID = 22618]

2. Saṁyuttanikāya / [Option ID = 22616]

3. Aṅguttaranikāya / [Option ID = 22617]

4. Suttanipāta / [Option ID = 22615]

Correct Answer :-Pātimokkha / [Option ID = 22618]

The Buddha allowed the entry of women into the Saṃgha at the request of



2. Moggallāna / [Option ID = 22634]

3. Sāriputta / [Option ID = 22631]


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Correct Answer :-

Ānanda / [Option ID = 22633]

The Buddha’s mother had given him birth while


1. Sitting on a couch / [Option ID = 22814]

2. Sleeping / [Option ID = 22812]

3. Standing / [Option ID = 22811]

4. Lying down on the floor / [Option ID = 22813]

Correct Answer :-

Standing / [Option ID = 22811]

Which of these incidents did not happen in the life of the Buddha on the day of full Moon?


1. Buddhahood / [Option ID = 22581]

2. Birth / [Option ID = 22579]3. Renunciation / [Option ID = 22582]

4. Death / [Option ID = 22580]

Correct Answer :-

Renunciation / [Option ID = 22582]

Which of the following is a text of the Khuddaka Nikāya?


1. Milindapañha / [Option ID = 22889]

2. Dhātukathā / [Option ID = 22888]3. Dhammapada / [Option ID = 22887]4. Yamaka / [Option ID = 22890]

Correct Answer :-

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Dhammapada / [Option ID = 22887]

Which of the following is a text of the Khuddaka Nikāya?


1. Dhātukathā / [Option ID = 22655]

2. Vibhaṅga / [Option ID = 22657]3. Theragāthā / [Option ID = 22656]

4. Kathāvatthu / [Option ID = 22658]

Correct Answer :-

Theragāthā / [Option ID = 22656]

Which of the following is the biggest text?


1. Khuddaka Nikāya / [Option ID = 22719]

2. Majjhima Nikāya / [Option ID = 22722]3. Dīgha Nikāya / [Option ID = 22721]4. Jātaka / [Option ID = 22720]

Correct Answer :-

Khuddaka Nikāya / [Option ID = 22719]

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?


1. First Buddhist Council and Mahākassapa / [Option ID = 22823]

2. Second Buddhist Council and Revata. / [Option ID = 22824]

3. Third Buddhist Council and Moggaliputta Tissa. / [Option ID = 22825]

4. Fourth Buddhist Council and Aśoka. / [Option ID = 22826]

Correct Answer :-

Fourth Buddhist Council and Aśoka. / [Option ID = 22826]

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Prince Siddhartha attained Enlightenment at


1. Kuśīnagar / [Option ID = 22584]

2. Bodha-Gayā / [Option ID = 22585]3. Nālandā / [Option ID = 22583]

4. Sāranātha / [Option ID = 22586]

Correct Answer :-

Bodha-Gayā / [Option ID = 22585]

Who was the Napalese wife of Srongtsan Gampo.


1. Kimshi / [Option ID = 22915]

2. Bhrikuti / [Option ID = 22922]

3. Wenchen / [Option ID = 22919]

4. Chogroza / [Option ID = 22917]

Correct Answer :-

Bhrikuti / [Option ID = 22922]

Who was the founder Nyingma Tradtion?


1. Padmasambhava / [Option ID = 22877]2. Milerepa / [Option ID = 22875]3. Tsongkhapa / [Option ID = 22876]

4. Atisa / [Option ID = 22878]

Correct Answer :-

Padmasambhava / [Option ID = 22877]

Who was the king who built first Monastery in Tibet?

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1. Thi Dumtsan / [Option ID = 22898]

2. Srongtsan Gampo / [Option ID = 22896]

3. Thri Srong de tsan / [Option ID = 22894]4. Nya Thi tsanpo / [Option ID = 22892]

Correct Answer :-

Thri Srong de tsan / [Option ID = 22894]

Nāgārjuna equated Śūnyatā with


1. Pratītyasamutpāda / [Option ID = 22700]

2. Dukkha / [Option ID = 22702]

3. Nirvāṇa / [Option ID = 22701]4. Anitya / [Option ID = 22699]

Correct Answer :-

Pratītyasamutpāda / [Option ID = 22700]

Ordination of a novice is called


1. Pabbajjā / [Option ID = 22559]

2. Gṛhatyāga / [Option ID = 22560]3. Saṃvara / [Option ID = 22561]

4. Saṅnyāsa / [Option ID = 22562]

Correct Answer :-

Pabbajjā / [Option ID = 22559]

According to Buddhist root cause of suffering is


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1. Desire / [Option ID = 22668]

2. Greed / [Option ID = 22670]

3. Violence / [Option ID = 22669]4. Attachment / [Option ID = 22667]

Correct Answer :-Desire / [Option ID = 22668]

According to Vidhurapaṇḍita Jātaka, Wiseman Vidhura was the minister of the king of


1. Kosāmbī / [Option ID = 22775]2. Rājagaha / [Option ID = 22776]

3. Indapatta / [Option ID = 22778]

4. Bārāṇasī / [Option ID = 22777]

Correct Answer :-

Indapatta / [Option ID = 22778]

Bodhisatta Rāma Paṇḍita was born in the city of


1. Jetuttara / [Option ID = 22842]2. Indapaṭṭa / [Option ID = 22841]

3. Campā / [Option ID = 22839]4. Bārāṇasī / [Option ID = 22840]

Correct Answer :-

Bārāṇasī / [Option ID = 22840]

After giving him birth, the Buddha’s mother died


1. After one month / [Option ID = 22757]

2. On the same day / [Option ID = 22756]

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3. After one day / [Option ID = 22755]

4. After seven days / [Option ID = 22758]

Correct Answer :-

After seven days / [Option ID = 22758]

Which is the basic sūtra of Chinese T'ien t'ai and Japanese Tendai sects?


1. Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra / [Option ID = 22572]

2. Gaṇḍvyuha Sūtra / [Option ID = 22574]

3. Saddharmapuṇḍrīka Sūtra / [Option ID = 22573]

4. Vajracchedikā Sūtra / [Option ID = 22571]

Correct Answer :-

Saddharmapuṇḍrīka Sūtra / [Option ID = 22573]

According to Pāli-based tradition, Thera Moggallāna was born in


1. Pāṭaligāṃa / [Option ID = 22774]

2. Kolitagāma / [Option ID = 22773]3. Upatissa / [Option ID = 22771]4. Nālaka / [Option ID = 22772]

Correct Answer :-

Kolitagāma / [Option ID = 22773]

According to the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta, after the Mahāparinibbāna of the Buddha the relicswere divided into eight parts by


1. A sudda called Dhātusena / [Option ID = 22592]

2. A sudda called Dhātubhāgī / [Option ID = 22594]3. A brāhmaṇa called Doṇa / [Option ID = 22591]

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4. A brāhmaṇa called Kasi Bhāradvāja / [Option ID = 22593]

Correct Answer :-

A brāhmaṇa called Doṇa / [Option ID = 22591]

According to the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta, shortly before attaining Nibbāna, the Buddha had toldĀnanda that apart from the spot at which he had attained enlightenment, there are three otherplaces that should stimulate a sense of emotional urgency (saṃvejanīyāni) among the believers.Name these three places.


1. Lumbinī, Sāvatthī, Kusinārā / [Option ID = 22870]2. Kapilavatthu, Isipatana, Kusinārā / [Option ID = 22869]3. Lumbinī, Isipatana, Kusinārā / [Option ID = 22868]

4. Lumbinī, Isipatana, Kapilavatthu / [Option ID = 22867]

Correct Answer :-

Lumbinī, Isipatana, Kusinārā / [Option ID = 22868]

According to the Pātimokkha, the cutting of a tree leads to the offence of


1. Saṃghādisesa / [Option ID = 22611]

2. Dukkaṭa / [Option ID = 22612]

3. Pārājika / [Option ID = 22614]4. Pācittiya / [Option ID = 22613]

Correct Answer :-

Pācittiya / [Option ID = 22613]

According to the Jātakas, the capital of Kuru kingdom was located here


1. Pāṭaligāṃa / [Option ID = 22782]

85)

86)

87)

2. Indapatta / [Option ID = 22781]

3. Hastināpura / [Option ID = 22780]

4. Kurukṣetra / [Option ID = 22779]

Correct Answer :-

Indapatta / [Option ID = 22781]

According to the Pāli-based tradition, the Second Buddhist Council was held…. years after theMahāparinibbāna.




According to the Pāli-based tradition, this king was associated with the First Buddhist Council.


1. Cūḷasoka / [Option ID = 22650]

2. Pasenadi / [Option ID = 22649]

3. Bimbisāra / [Option ID = 22647]

4. Ajātaśatru / [Option ID = 22648]

Correct Answer :-

Ajātaśatru / [Option ID = 22648]

According to the Pāli-based tradition, the number of delegates at the First Buddhist Council was



88)

89)

90)


According to Buddhism, caste system should be based on


1. Varṇa / [Option ID = 22872]2. Birth / [Option ID = 22873]3. Karma / [Option ID = 22871]4. Kula / [Option ID = 22874]

Correct Answer :-

Karma / [Option ID = 22871]

In Mahayana Buddhism, Prajñā is considered to be the knowledge of


1. Aṣṭāngikamārga / [Option ID = 22728]2. Karuṇā / [Option ID = 22729]

3. Four Noble Truth / [Option ID = 22727]

4. Śūnyatā / [Option ID = 22730]

Correct Answer :-

Śūnyatā / [Option ID = 22730]

Mokao, Yunkang, and Lungmen, Buddhist caves are in


1. Vietnam / [Option ID = 22666]2. Japan / [Option ID = 22663]3. Korea / [Option ID = 22664]4. China / [Option ID = 22665]

Correct Answer :-China / [Option ID = 22665]

91)

92)

93)

The name of Siddhartha Gautama’s wife was


1. Yaśodharā / [Option ID = 22753]

2. Rāhulamātā / [Option ID = 22752]

3. Bhaddakaccānā / [Option ID = 22751]


Correct Answer :-

Bhaddakaccānā / [Option ID = 22751]

The famous Karle Caves are located in


1. Maharashtra / [Option ID = 22957]2. Andhra Pradesh / [Option ID = 22955]



Correct Answer :-

Maharashtra / [Option ID = 22957]

The Jātaka-Mālā was authored by


1. Ārya Śūra / [Option ID = 22843]

2. Haribhadraa / [Option ID = 22844]

3. Dhammakitti / [Option ID = 22845]

4. Dignāga / [Option ID = 22846]

Correct Answer :-

Ārya Śūra / [Option ID = 22843]

94)

95)

96)

97)

The territories of the Śākyans and the Koḷiyas were separated by this river


1. Rohiṇī / [Option ID = 22767]

2. Soṇa / [Option ID = 22769]3. Bhadrā / [Option ID = 22768]4. Ghāgrā / [Option ID = 22770]

Correct Answer :-

Rohiṇī / [Option ID = 22767]

The number of Varṇas in Pāli is :


1. Six [Option ID = 22548]

2. Forty-one [Option ID = 22549]3. Four [Option ID = 22547]4. Ten [Option ID = 22550]

Correct Answer :-

Forty-one [Option ID = 22549]

The meaning of Ālaya Vijñāna is


1. Containing all seeds / [Option ID = 22653]

2. Containing all merits / [Option ID = 22651]

3. Containing all dukkha / [Option ID = 22652]

4. Containing all knowledge / [Option ID = 22654]

Correct Answer :-

Containing all seeds / [Option ID = 22653]

The Skandhā (Aggregates) are divided into

98)

99)

100)


1. Six / [Option ID = 22570]

2. Five / [Option ID = 22569]3. Eight / [Option ID = 22567]4. Four / [Option ID = 22568]

Correct Answer :-

Five / [Option ID = 22569]

Who is the author of the Buddha and His Dhamma


1. Rahul Sankrityayan / [Option ID = 22724]2. D.D. Kosambi / [Option ID = 22725]

3. B.R. Ambedkar / [Option ID = 22723]

4. Bhikshu Jagdishkasyapa / [Option ID = 22726]

Correct Answer :-

B.R. Ambedkar / [Option ID = 22723]

Who is considered as the National poet of Tibet?


1. Padmasambhava / [Option ID = 22952]

2. Milarepa / [Option ID = 22954]

3. Kamalsheel / [Option ID = 22951]

4. Sheel Manju / [Option ID = 22953]

Correct Answer :-

Milarepa / [Option ID = 22954]

This city is also known as Brahmavaddhana, Ketumatī, Molinī, Pupphavatī, Ramma,Surundhana, and Sudassana in the Jātakas


1. Bārāṇasī / [Option ID = 22606]2. Sāvatthī / [Option ID = 22604]3. Campā / [Option ID = 22603]

4. Rājagaha / [Option ID = 22605]

Correct Answer :-

Bārāṇasī / [Option ID = 22606]

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