1st Year Culture Buddhism Worksheet

1st Year Japanese: Buddhism Worksheet 名前: _________________________________________ _ 10/28/2008 Japan: Its History and Culture: pp. 17-19 What nation introduced Buddhism to Japan? a. China b. Korea c. Mongolia d. America According to Buddhism, what leads to suffering? a. Desire b. Curiosity c. Hardship d. Weakness Buddhism was a reform of what other religion? a. Shintoism b. Judaism c. Islam d. Hinduism When Buddhism was first introduced to Japan, which aristocratic families were for it? Which were against? For: ___________________________________________________________________________ Against: _______________________________________________________________________ All of Japan did not accept Buddhism at once. What class of people accepted it first? a. The peasants b. The samurai c. The aristocracy d. The Imperial family What do you think the Japanese thought when they were first introduced to Buddhism? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

Japanese Culture: pp. 20-22 How old was Buddhism when it entered Japan? a. 50 years b. 100 years c. 1000 years d. over 1000 years What are the four noble truths? 1. _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. _____________________________________________________________________________ What belief forms the main difference between Mahayana and Hinayana? a. belief in nirvana b. belief in bodhisattvas c. belief in reincarnation d. belief in the eightfold noble path What is a Bodhisattva? a. a Buddha-to-be b. someone who has been enlightened c. a special order of priest d. a bad karma What is the name of the healing Buddha? ____________________________________________ What is the name of the Buddha of the future?_________________________________________ What is the name of the Buddha of the boundless light?__________________________________ What was possibly the strongest feeling the Japanese had towards Buddhism in the 7th and 8th centuries? a. it would be frowned upon by the Japanese gods b. it would possibly lead to a subjection to China c. it was an essential quality of higher civilization d. it was very different from Japanese Shintoism What happened to Shinto shrines after the introduction of Buddhism? _______________________________________________________________________________