Life of the Buddha

The Journey of the Buddha: A Quiz

Test your knowledge about the life and teachings of Siddhattha Gotama, who became known as the Buddha. This quiz covers key events, relationships, and the historical context surrounding the life of one of the world's most influential spiritual leaders.

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1. What tribe does the Buddha belong to?

2. What is the family name of the Buddha?

3. What is the original name of the Buddha?

4. How do we regard by which name to a Buddha from the time of Dīpaṅkarĝ Buddha, as an ascetic called Sumedhĝ until his last birth before Buddhahood?

5. What does Siddhattha mean?

6. What name do scholars use to refer to a Buddha who was actually born and raised in real history?

7. How is a noblest person revered by Buddhists called in a religious faith?

8. When was the official name, the “Buddha” given?

9. Under which country was the birthplace of the Gotama Buddha belonged to?

10. What is the capital of Gotama Buddha’s native?

11. Describe Siddhattha’s father, mother, and foster mother.

12. What archeological evidence indicates to where the Buddha’s birth?

13. According to Westerners, when was the Buddha born?

14. When does Thailand consider the Buddha was born?

15. When was the Asoka Edict erected?

16. When was the Asoka’s Edict discovered?

17. Who exactly told that Siddhattha would be a Buddha?

18. Who was Siddhattha's queen and at what age did he get married?

19. Where did Siddhattha see the four omens?

20. Who was Siddhattha's guardian minister?

21. What is the name of the event in which Siddhattha gave up luxuries and left the palace?

22. What is the name of the horse that Siddhattha always escorted for every journey he wished to take?

23. At what age did Siddhattha left the palace?

24. On which other bank of the river did Siddhattha cut off his hair?

25. In what city was the Bodhisatta first wandering in search of Dhamma?

26. Which country did King Bimbisĝra offer to Bodhisatta to rule?

27. Who were Bodhisatta's senior religious teachers?

28. What groove would be the most suitable place for meditation?

29. Who led the Five Ascetics and where did they meditate?

30. What did Bodhisatta learn from the five ascetics?

31. How long did Bodhisatta practice the “hard struggle” ?

32. Where did the five ascetics, who were disappointed with the Bodhisatta, who failed in the hard struggle, go to?

33. Who offered the milk rice to Bodhisatta that made him energetic?

34. Under which tree did the Bodhisatta decide to meditate after taking rice milk?

35. What a single conclusive way did Bodhisatta himself discover?

36. Who came to harass Bodhisatta, who was trying his best to become a Buddha?

37. What knowledge did the Buddha get on the first watch of the night?

38. What knowledge did Bodhisatta finally attain after gaining the Three Kinds of Knowledge in an order at that very night?

39. Why did the Buddha go to Isipatana?

40. How many components can the first sermon be mainly categorized?

41. What are the two things that a monk should not indulge?

42. Which Noble Truth (Sacca) does the Eight-fold Path include?

43. Name the two chief disciples who well guarded the Buddha.

44. Who was an attendant monk of the Buddha and how was he related to the Buddha?

45. Who was the first member of the Order of Nuns?

46. How old was the Buddha in ministry when he was 80 years old?

47. In what city did the Buddha become ill and which city did he pass before he arrived there?

48. Who was the last disciple of the Buddha?

49. In what city did the Buddha passed away and whose land it was?

50. After the noble demise of the Buddha, what were distributed to some tribes who came to claim for their shares?

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