1. Who founded Buddhism?
Answer: Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
2. Where was Buddha born?
Answer: Lumbini, Nepal
3. Which symbol represents the birth of Buddha?
Answer: Lotus and Bull
4. Who was Buddha's wife?
Answer: Princess Yasodhara
5. Who was Buddha's son?
Answer: Rahul
6. Who was Buddha’s first teacher after leaving home?
Answer: Alara Kalama
7. What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism?
Answer: Nirvana
8. What are Buddha’s teachings called?
Answer: Dharma
9. What is the Buddhist community of monks called?
Answer: Sangha
10. Who were Buddha’s parents?
Answer: King Suddhodana and Queen Maya
11. To which clan did Buddha belong?
Answer: Shakya clan
12. What title is Buddha often given?
Answer: The Enlightened One
13. At what age did Buddha renounce worldly life?
Answer: At 29 years old
14. What did Siddhartha seek after leaving his palace?
Answer: Truth and the end of suffering
15. What were the Four Sights Buddha saw?
Answer: An old man, a sick man, a dead man, and an ascetic
16. Under which tree did Buddha attain enlightenment?
Answer: Bodhi tree
17. Where did Buddha attain enlightenment?
Answer: Bodh Gaya, India
18. Near which river did Buddha attain nirvana?
Answer: Niranjana (Phalgu) River
19. At what age did Buddha attain enlightenment?
Answer: Age 35
20. How long did Buddha meditate before enlightenment?
Answer: 49 days
21. What was Buddha’s first sermon called?
Answer: Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
22. Where did Buddha deliver his first sermon?
Answer: Sarnath
23. What did Buddha emphasize in his teachings?
Answer: Middle Path and Four Noble Truths
24. What is the Middle Path?
Answer: A balanced life avoiding extremes
25. How old was Buddha when he died?
Answer: 80 years old
26. Where did Buddha pass away?
Answer: Kushinagar, India
27. What is Buddha’s death known as?
Answer: Mahaparinirvana
28. Which king helped spread Buddha’s teachings?
Answer: Emperor Ashoka
29. What language did Buddha likely teach?
Answer: Pali
30. What did Buddha reject from Vedic tradition?
Answer: Caste system and ritual sacrifices
31. What was Buddha’s message on suffering?
Answer: Suffering is universal and can be ended
32. What is Buddha’s symbol in art?
Answer: Dharma Wheel or Lotus
33. What do Buddhists believe causes suffering?
Answer: Desire and attachment
34. What are the Four Noble Truths?
Answer: Suffering, its cause, its end, and the path to end it
35. What is the right view in Buddhism?
Answer: Understanding the Four Noble Truths
36. What is the Buddhist term for moral conduct?
Answer: Sila
37. What is the term for Buddhist meditation?
Answer: Bhavana
38. What is the Buddhist law of cause and effect?
Answer: Karma
39. What is rebirth in Buddhism called?
Answer: Samsara
40. What does a stupa symbolize?
Answer: Death
41. Who were the two chief disciples of Buddha?
Answer: Upali and Anand
42. To whom did Buddha give his last sermon?
Answer: Subhadra and Anand
43. What does Nirvana mean?
Answer: Liberation from suffering and rebirth
44. What is a Bodhisattva?
Answer: One who seeks enlightenment for all beings
45. What are the three jewels of Buddhism?
Answer: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha
46. What is “Anicca”?
Answer: Impermanence
47. What is “Anatta”?
Answer: Non-self or no permanent soul
48. What is “Vesak”?
Answer: Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death day
49. What is “Metta”?
Answer: Loving-kindness
50. What is “Vipassana”?
Answer: Insight meditation
51. In which language were early Buddhist texts written?
Answer: Pali
52. What is the purpose of Buddhist meditation?
Answer: To gain insight and achieve enlightenment
53. What are Jatakas?
Answer: Stories of Buddha’s previous lives
54. What is “Right Livelihood”?
Answer: Earning a living ethically
55. What is “Right Speech”?
Answer: Speaking truthfully and kindly
56. What is “Right Mindfulness”?
Answer: Being aware of thoughts and actions
57. What is “Right Concentration”?
Answer: Developing mental focus through meditation
58. What are the two main branches of Buddhism?
Answer: Theravada and Mahayana
59. What is Theravada Buddhism also called?
Answer: The School of the Elders
60. What is Mahayana Buddhism known for?
Answer: Compassion and Bodhisattvas.
61. What is the Dalai Lama?
Answer: The Spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism
62. What is the sacred symbol of Buddhism?
Answer: Dharmachakra (Dharma Wheel)
63. What is “Right Action”?
Answer: Ethical behavior and non-violence
64. What does “Bhikshu” mean?
Answer: Buddhist monk
65. Who spread Buddhism to Sri Lanka?
Answer: Mahinda, Ashoka's son
66. What are the three parts of the Tripitaka?
Answer: Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, Abhidhamma Pitaka
67. In which book are stories of Buddha’s previous births compiled?
Answer: Jatakas tales
68. Who built the famous town of Bodh Gaya?
Answer: Ajatshatru
69. Who wrote the Sutta Pitaka?
Answer: Ananda
70. Who was the horse of Gautam Buddha?
Answer: Kanthaka