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1. that the early Buddhist tradition disapproved of polygamy? MARRIAGE2. that ancient Buddhist physicians believed that ‘There is nothing in the world that cannot be a medicine?’ MEDICINE3. that the Buddha was the first person in history to condemn slavery? SLAVERY4. that Buddhist psychology identifies at least 10 different types of love? LOVE5. that the Buddha always sat facing the east or lay down to sleep with his head to the east? DIRECTIONS6. that the Mahavihara Monastery in Sri Lanka used to house 1500 monks? MAHĀVIHĀRA7. the Buddha taught that a loving husband and wife may be able to renew their relationship in their next life? MARRIAGE8. that the Bhagavad Gita teaches that a soldier who dies in battle will go to heaven and that the Buddha disputed this claim? WAR9. what the nun Manimegala said about the effects of hunger and famine? FOOD10. that there has long been speculation about the contents of the Buddha’s last meal? MEAL11. why the robes of Buddhist monk and nuns are yellow or brown-colored? ROBES12. that the earliest Westerners to convert to Buddhism were Greeks living in northern India ? GREEKS13. that the Buddha recommended cannabis as a medicine? CANNABIS14. who the Buddha referred to as ‘the outcaste, the stain, the scum of the lay community?’ DIVINATION15. that natural beauty may be able to enhance meditation? MEDITATION AND NATURAL BEAUTY16. that the Buddha compared the mind of the ordinary person to a monkey and the mind of a trained meditator to a deer? MONKEY MIND17. that the earliest speculation about the possibility of transplanting organs is found in the Buddhist scriptures? ORGAN DONATION18. that Buddhists traditionally make a distinction between reincarnation and rebirth? REINCARNATION19. that Buddhist jurisprudence in the 5th/2nd centuries BCE allowed the plea of innocence on the grounds of temporary insanity? INSANITY20. that there is a Buddhist equivalent to the Jewish and Christian Sabbath? UPOSATHA21. what the evidence is for eastern-most spread of Buddhism in ancient times? SULAWESI BUDDHA22. that, according to the Buddha, a meal prepared with love will taste better? FOOD23. that the world’s oldest printed book is a Buddhist text dated 868 CE? PRINTING24. why Buddhists use the breath as an object of meditation? BREATH25. what the ancient Buddhists thought of women wearing veils? VEILS26. the five abilities or attitudes the Buddha said one needs in order to effectively nurse the sick? DOCTORS27. that one collection of the Buddha’s sayings were originally transmitted by a woman? ITIVUTTAKA28. how the Buddha’s funeral was conducted? FUNERALS29. why the Buddha is sometimes though of and depicted as a rotund, smiling person? LAUGHING BUDDHA30. that ‘love at first sight’ may be due to two people having had a relationship in an earlier life? MARRIAGE31. that the Buddha’s half-brother used to wear makeup? MAKEUP32. that the term ‘saffron robe’ is inappropriate for describing the dress of Buddhist monks and nuns? ROBES33. what the Buddha said on learning that a certain nun and monk who were having sex were also mother and son? INCEST34. that while the Cambodian king Jayavarman was a devote Buddhist, he also launched several wars against his neighbors? JAYAVARMAN VII35. that the belief ‘everything is due to past kamma’ is one of the Three Wrong Views in Buddhism? KAMMA 36. why the Buddha is often depicted with long ear lobes? EAR LOBES37. what the ancient Indians called cigarettes and how they made them? SMOKING38. that in 2007 Burmese monks refused to accept alms from the country’s military rulers and their supporters? TURNING OVER THE BOWL39. the doctrines on which Buddhists of all schools and sects agree? UNITY OF BUDDHISM40. that the Buddha used a pair of scales as an analogy of fair deliberation and impartial justice? JUDGEMENTS41. which Buddhist monarch said that he considered his subjects to be like his own children? KINGS AND KINGSHIP42. who the Buddha was referring to when he compared him to a loose woman who will expose her genitals for a few coins? PSYCHIC POWERS43. that the Vinaya includes a detailed description of the toilets in ancient monasteries? TOILETS44. who the only native Buddhist people in Europe are? KALMYKS45. which is the most corrupt Buddhist country, according to Transparency International? BRIBERY46. what constitutes ‘sexual misconduct’ according to Buddhist ethics? SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR47. what the Buddha meant when he advised developing ‘a mother mind’?
CELIBACY48. what ancient Indian underpants were called? CLOTHES49. what advice the Buddha gave to those trying to lose weight?
DIETING50. what Albert Einstein thought about Buddhism? Albert Einstein51. what the Buddha meant when he said he did not have ‘a closed fist’? ESOTERICISM52. when the first film on the life of the Buddha was made? Films on the life of the buddha53. what the Buddhist equivalent to Jesus’ Golden Rule is? GOLDEN RULE54. which Buddhist countries criminalize homosexuality? HOMOSEXUALITY55. what the great Buddhist masters said about laughing? LAUGHTER56. that there is a Buddhist equivalent to Shakespeare’s Seven Stages of Man? Stages of Life57. what the Buddha thought about miracles? MIRACLES58. that the Potala Palace in Lhasa is named after a mountain in south India? Mount Potala59. what the Buddha thought about the spiritual value of sex? SEX AND SPIRITUALITY60. whether smoking would be infringing Buddhist ethical standards? SMOKING61. what the Buddha said about the relationship between the teacher and the student? TEACHERS AND DISCIPLES62. how many books there are in the Buddhist Bible? Tipiṭaka63. how ancient Buddhist weddings were conducted? WEDDING64. that one of the Buddha’s foremost female disciples had been a prostitute. Ambapālī65. that the Buddha considered building bridges to be a meritorious act? BRIDGES66. that the Buddhist calendar is based on the phases of the moon? CALENDAR67. that meditation may have some influence on the complexion? COMPLEXION68. that after his death and cremation the Buddha’s remains were divided into eight? Doṇa69. that the Buddha sometimes used the words ‘heart’ and ‘mind’ interchangeably? HEART70. that Buddhist nuns used to use cow’s bones to massage each other? MASSAGE71. that Buddhist monastic rules deal with the issue of wet dreams? NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS72. that the Vinaya, the rules for monks, includes instructions on how to build a sauna? SAUNA73. that a work by the Buddhist sculptor Unkei recently sold for US$ 14 million? UNKEI 74. that the Buddha’s voice is said to have had eight characteristics? Buddha’s Voice75. that T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land draws on elements from one of the Buddha’s first sermons? WASTE LAND76. that the Buddhist scriptures contain a blessing for newly-weds? WEDDING77. why the some people accused the Buddha of using magic to convert people? DEBATES 78. the Buddha recognized four stages in the development of the embryo? LIFE79. many scripts used in south and south-east Asia developed from a single script? ALPHABET 80. that technically Buddhists monks do not ‘beg’ for alms? ALMS GATHERING 81. that in some ways the Buddha considered animals to be better than humans? ANIMALS82. the Buddha distinguished between ‘inner’ and ‘outer’ beauty? BEAUTY83. that the Buddhist tradition teaches that it is wrong to use one animal as a decoy to catch another? HUNTING84. the Baha’I Faith believe that identify their own founder with the Bodhisattva Maitreya? BAHA’I85. the oldest version of the famous and popular Parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant? BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT86. dispite the Buddha’s teaching of kindness to animals that cock fighting is a popular pastime in Burma , Thailand and Laos ? BLOOD SPORTS87. that the Bodhi Tree is hardly ever mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures? BODHI TREE88. why the Buddha asked us to develop a ‘mother mind’, a ‘sister mind’ or a daughter mind? CELIBACY89. the Buddha identified what he called ‘mixed’ motives or intentions and thus there is ‘mixed’ kamma? CONSISTENCY90. that the Sixth Buddhist Council was held in 1956? COUNCIL 91. what the Buddha said about dancing? DANCING92. that the Buddha earned the reputation of being an effective debator DEBATES93. that the Buddha was sometimes compared to a doctor? DOCTORS94. that Dona compared the Buddha to an elephant? ELEPHANT95. what the difference between equanimity and indifference is? EQUANIMITY96. that the film Gotama the Buddha received an honorable mention at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival? FILMS ON THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA97. that the Buddha considered talking about ghosts to be unskillful? GHOSTS98. what happened when the Buddha sneezed while giving a sermon? HABITS AND ROUTINE 99. that there is a Buddhist equivalent to the Christian ‘seventh heaven’. HEAVEN100. what Buddhism says about lending money on interest? INTEREST |
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