Test your knowledge (2)


1. Before she became pregnant, Queen Siri Maha Maya, the mother of Buddha, had a very unusual dream. The dream was of:
a) a child in a palace
b) a golden dragon
c) a white elephant
d) a king

2. Buddhists normally follow the 8 precepts for Sabbath which is known as uposatha. One of the precepts is fasting which requires refraining from eating solid food for part of the day. The hours, one can eat while fasting, are:
a) from noon to dawn
b) from dawn to noon
c) from 5:00am to 12:30pm
d) from midnight to noon

3. Rosary, string of beads in a knotted cord, is used to count prayers. Thenumber of beads in a rosary varies from country to country and religion to
religion. In Myanmar Buddhist practice, a rosary usually consists of this many beads:
a) 45
b) 90
c) 118
d) 108

4. Buddha went to the forest and spent this many years practicing austerities before he got his enlightenment:
a) 6
b) 9
c) 3
d) 7

5. Buddha gave his son Rahula the inheritance of his religion by making him a novice in the Buddhist order. Rahula was then only:
a) 6 years old
b) 7 years old
c) 8 years old
d) 9 years old

6. The first thing you do to become a Buddhist is to
a) pray and meditate
b) believe in four noble truths
c) take refuge in Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha
d) follow the 5 precepts

7. As an inheritance that was asked by his son Rahula, Buddha gave something that was meant priceless for his son’s life. That was:
a) making his son to the Buddhist order as a novice
b) all the possessions that he inherited from his father King Siri Suddhodana
c) several pots of gold
d) designating him as the crown prince in the palace