The spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetan Buddhism.Riddles in Zen Buddhism designed to help confuse one’s efforts at reason and make possible enlightenment.The religion which resulted from the fusion of Islam’s monotheism and Hinduism’s doctrines of illusion and reincarnation.According to Buddhist doctrine, the non-soulness of our existence as humans.The god of creation in Hindu thought, responsible for bringing everything we experience into existence every few hundred million years or so after the system crashes.In Buddhist thought, desire, thirst, craving – that which binds us to the cycle of birth and death.Traditionally identified as the founder of Jainism, he fulfilled his familial duties until after the death of his parents.

Correctly match the name/term with the definition/description provided.Group of answer choicesSomeone who has successfully followed the precepts of the Noble Eightfold Path and is ready to achieve Nirvana.The Book of the Dead from Tibetan Buddhism which teaches that after death the soul spends 49 days in a dreamlike state until one’s destiny is determinedIn Buddhist thought, the course of action one must follow in order to see clearly and break the ties that bind one to this existence.A class of being that postpones Nirvana in order to assist others on their journey.The false knowledge of humans which suggests that this life and separation from Brahman are real.The incarnation of a deity, as Krishna was Vishnu incarnate.The founder of Buddhism who rode away from his family to begin his quest for answers to life’s miseries.The sacred scripture of Sikhism.The suicide of a Hindu woman by throwing herself on the funeral pyre of her deceased husband.

Correctly match the terms/names with the definitions/descriptions provided.Group of answer choicesThe founder of Sikhism whose body disappeared from his deathbed as testimony to his goal of uniting the two faiths from which Sikhism developedThe smaller of the two main divisions of Buddhism, this group claims to more closely follow the teachings of the Buddha.The most influential teaching of Jainism which calls for non-injury to life.The “way of devotion” whereby one seeks to realize moksha through faithful service to a god.Buddhist monastic order.Manuals in Tibetan Buddhism which teach the various magical words and spells necessary for survival in this life and guidance into the next life.The “way of knowledge” whereby through the study of sacred and philosophical writings and commentaries one achieves moksha.The three gods which developed in postclassical Hinduism representing the main elements of Brahman in classical Hindu thought.

According to Buddha, the root of all human -Select- is desire.

"All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage."—The Dhammapada, a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form Which of the following best describes the broader historical context of the excerpt?A The teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, and the foundational beliefs of BuddhismB The philosophical teachings of Confucius in ancient ChinaC The rise of the Maurya Empire and the reign of Emperor AshokaD The spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire

Souls are not only the property of animal and plant life, butalso of rocks, running water and many other natural objectsnot looked on as living by other religious sects."The above statement reflects one of the core beliefs of whichone of the following religious sects of ancient India?