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1. During the Third Phase, Buddhism spread to which region due to the support of the Satavahanas?
A)
Central Asia B) South
India
C) China D)
Tibet
Answer: B) South India
2. What significant development in Buddhism occurred during the Fourth Phase?
A) The practice of idolism by Mahayanists
B) The rise of the Gandhara art
C) The foundation of Nalanda University
D) The spread of Buddhism in Eastern India
Answer: A) The practice of idolism by Mahayanists
3. Which empire patronized Buddhism during the Fifth Phase despite the loss of royal support in India?
A)
Maurya Empire B) Gupta Empire
C) Pala Empire D)
Satavahana Empire
Answer: B) Gupta Empire
4. What event marked a decline in Buddhism during the Sixth Phase?
A)
The foundation of Vikramasila University
B) The rise of the Mahayana sect
C) The Turkish invasions and the destruction of Buddhist centers
D) The fall of the Pala Empire
Answer: C) The Turkish invasions and the destruction of Buddhist centers
5. During the Seventh Phase, which empire revived Buddhism in Eastern India?
A)
Gupta Empire B) Maurya Empire
C) Pala Empire D) Sunga Empire
Answer: C) Pala Empire
6. Which of the following was a major cause of Buddhism’s decline after the seventh century AD?
A)
The decline of the Satavahana Empire
B) The rise of Jainism
C) Huna invasions and destruction of Buddhist centers
D) The establishment of the Nalanda University
Answer: C) Huna invasions and destruction of Buddhist centers
7. The famous Vikramasila University was founded by which Buddhist ruler?
A)
Kumaragupta I
B) Dharmapala
C) Asoka
D) Kanishka
Answer: B) Dharmapala
8. Which of the following was a factor contributing to the division of Buddhism into many sects during the Third Phase?
A)
Doctrinal differences
B) Geographical factors
C) The rise of Mahayana Buddhism
D) The destruction of Buddhist centers
Answer: B) Geographical factors
9. Where was the First Buddhist Council held?
A)
Vaisali
B) Rajagriha
C) Pataliputra
D) Kashmir
Answer: B) Rajagriha
10. What was the main purpose of the First Buddhist Council?
A) To resolve the division between Mahasanghikas and
Sthaviravadins
B) To maintain the purity of Buddha’s teachings
C) To compile the Tripitaka
D) To spread Buddhism to other regions
Answer: B) To maintain the purity of Buddha’s teachings
11.Who were responsible for the settlement of the Sutta Pitaka and Vinaya Pitaka in the First Council?
A)
Ananda and Upali
B) Mahakassapa and Sabakami
C) Moggaliputta Tissa and Kanishka
D) Vasumitra and Asvaghosha
Answer: A) Ananda and Upali
12.What controversy did the Second Buddhist Council address?
A)
The division between Mahasanghikas and Sthaviravadins
B) The dispute over the Tripitaka
C) The conflict between Vajji monks and their opponents over monastic practices
D) The spread of Buddhism to China and Japan
Answer: C) The conflict between Vajji monks and their opponents over monastic practices
13.What was the outcome of the Second Buddhist Council?
A)
Establishment of the Tripitaka
B) Division of the Sangha into Sthaviravadins and Mahasanghikas
C) Sending of missionaries to other countries
D) Compilation of the Mahavibhasa
Answer: B) Division of the Sangha into Sthaviravadins and Mahasanghikas
14. Who patronized the Third Buddhist Council?
A)
Kanishka B) Sabakami
C) Asoka D)
Mahakassapa
Answer: C) Asoka
15. What major event occurred during the Third Buddhist Council?
A)
Establishment of Mahayanism in China and Japan
B) Compilation of the Tripitaka
C) Settlement of the dispute between the Sarvastivadins and Mahasanghikas
D) Sending of missionaries to different parts of the world
Answer: D) Sending of missionaries to different parts of the world
16. Who chaired the Third Buddhist Council?
A)
Vasumitra B) Upagupta
C) Moggaliputta Tissa D)
Mahakassapa
Answer: C) Moggaliputta Tissa
17. The Fourth Buddhist Council was convened under whose patronage?
A)
Asoka B)
Kanishka
C) Mahakassapa D)
Dharmapala
Answer: B) Kanishka
18. What language was used for the deliberations during the Fourth Buddhist Council?
A)
Pali B) Sanskrit
C) Prakrit D) Tibetan
Answer: B) Sanskrit
19. Which of the following resulted from the Fourth Buddhist Council?
A)
Division of Buddhists into Mahayanists and Hinayanists
B) Sending of missionaries to Southeast Asia
C) Compilation of the Sutta Pitaka and Vinaya Pitaka
D) Establishment of the Mahavihara at Nalanda
Answer: A) Division of Buddhists into Mahayanists and Hinayanists
20. What was the key doctrinal text created during the Fourth Buddhist Council?
A)
Mahavibhasa B)
Tripitaka
C) Abhidhamma Pitaka D)
Buddhacharita
Answer: A) Mahavibhasa
21. Who was the author of Buddhacharita, a work associated with the Fourth Buddhist Council?
A)
Vasumitra B) Asvaghosha
C) Ananda D) Upali
Answer: B) Asvaghosha
22. Where was the Fourth Buddhist Council held?
A)
Rajagriha B) Pataliputra
C) Kashmir D) Vaisali
Answer: C) Kashmir
23. What was the role of the Sarvastivadins during the Fourth Council?
A)
They opposed the compilation of the Tripitaka
B) They became the foundation of Mahayanism
C) They were the primary group supporting the Theravada tradition
D) They were expelled as heretics
Answer: B) They became the foundation of Mahayanism
24. Which region saw the spread of Mahayanism following the Fourth Council?
A)
Southeast Asia B)
Central Asia, China, and Japan
C) South India D)
Ceylon
Answer: B) Central Asia, China, and Japan
25. Which region saw the spread of Hinayanism following the Fourth Council?
A)
Central Asia B) China
and Japan
C) Southeast Asia D)
Kashmir
Answer: C) Southeast Asia
26. What significant action did the Third Council lead to regarding the Sthaviravadins?
A)
Expulsion of the Mahasanghikas
B) Establishment of their teachings as the true form of Buddhism
C) Rejection of all sects
D) Creation of the Mahavihara at Nalanda
Answer: B) Establishment of their teachings as the true form of Buddhism
27. Who presided over the Second Buddhist Council?
A)
Mahakassapa B) Asvaghosha
C) Sabakami D) Vasumitra
Answer: C) Sabakami
schisms in Buddhism
28. Which event led to the division of Buddhists into the Sthaviravadins and Mahasanghikas?
A)
First Buddhist Council B)
Second Buddhist Council
C) Third Buddhist Council D)
Fourth Buddhist Council
Answer: B) Second Buddhist Council
29. Which major schism occurred during the Fourth Buddhist Council?
A)
Sthaviravadins vs. Mahasanghikas
B) Mahayanists vs. Hinayanists
C) Vajrayanists vs. Mahayanists
D) Sarvastivadins vs. Dharmottariyas
Answer: B) Mahayanists vs. Hinayanists
30. Which new sect emerged in the 8th century AD?
A)
Mahasanghikas B)
Vajrayanists
C) Sarvastivadins D)
Sthaviravadins
Answer: B) Vajrayanists
31. Which sect was NOT among those that emerged from the Mahasanghikas?
A)
Ekavyaharikas B) Lokottaravadins
C) Sarvastivadins D)
Kukkutikas
Answer: C) Sarvastivadins
32. Which of the following sects emerged from the Sthaviravadins?
A)
Prajnapativadins B) Vatsiputriyas
C) Mahisasakas D)
Kasyapiyas
Answer: B) Vatsiputriyas
33. The Sarvastivadins gave rise to how many different sects by the time of the Third Buddhist Council?
A)
18 B) 9
C) 14 D) 5
Answer: A) 18
34. Which of these sects was part of the Mahasanghikas?
A)
Sautrantikas
B) Ekavyaharikas
C) Shannagarikas
D) Haimavatas
Answer: B) Ekavyaharikas
35. According to the commentary on the Kathavatthu, which sect is associated with the Mahasanghikas?
A)
Sarvastivadins
B) Mahisasakas
C) Gokulikas
D) Sautrantikas
Answer: C) Gokulikas
36. Which Buddhist sects are mentioned as the origin of the Mahayanists?
A)
Sthaviravadins
B) Sarvastivadins and Mahasanghikas
C) Vatsiputriyas and Mahisasakas
D) Bahusrutiyas and Kukkutikas
Answer: B) Sarvastivadins and Mahasanghikas
37. Which of the following sects emerged from the Sthaviravadins according to the Kathavatthu commentary?
A)
Mahisasakas
B) Vatsiputriyas
C) Prajnapativadins
D) Shannagarikas
Answer: B) Vatsiputriyas
38. Which sect is NOT mentioned in Pali sources?
A)
Vajiriyas
B) Aparaseliyas
C) Lokottaravadins
D) Siddhatthikas
Answer: C) Lokottaravadins
39. According to the Kathavatthu, which sects were considered as different views within the same Sangha?
A)
Mahayanists and Hinayanists
B) Gokulikas and Bahusrutiyas
C) Sthaviravadins and Mahasanghikas
D) Mahisasakas and Sautrantikas
Answer: C) Sthaviravadins and Mahasanghikas
40.Which sect from the Mahasanghikas became a precursor to Mahayanism?
A)
Shannagarikas B) Lokottaravadins
C) Prajnapativadins D)
Kukkutikas
Answer: B) Lokottaravadins
41. The Mahasanghikas were primarily known for having their own version of which Buddhist text?
A)
Abhidhamma Pitaka B)
Sutta Pitaka
C) Vinaya D)
Tripitaka
Answer: C) Vinaya
42.What was the main result of the schisms in Buddhism during the second and third centuries after the Buddha's death?
A)
The creation of the Tripitaka
B) The emergence of 18 different sects
C) The establishment of Mahavihara at Nalanda
D) The spread of Buddhism to China and Japan
Answer: B) The emergence of 18 different sects
43.Which of the following sects was NOT one of the 18 sects that emerged from the Sthaviravadins?
A)
Sarvastivadins B)
Mahisasakas
C) Dharmaguptikas D)
Mahayanists
Answer: D) Mahayanists
44.Which text is associated with the Sarvastivadins according to the Fourth Council?
A)
Mahavibhasa B) Abhidhamma
Pitaka
C) Prajnapativadins D)
Vinaya Sutra
Answer: A) Mahavibhasa
45.Which of the following is true regarding the Vajrayanists?
A)
They emerged after the Fourth Council
B) They were the first to follow the Mahayana tradition
C) They emerged in the 8th century AD
D) They did not believe in the Buddha’s teachings
Answer: C) They emerged in the 8th century AD
46.Who is credited with founding the school of Sthaviravadins (Theravadins)?
A)
Vasubandhu B)
Mahakachchayana
C) Kanishka D)
Asvagosa
Answer: B) Mahakachchayana
47.According to the Sthaviravadins, how is the Buddha primarily described?
A)
A superhuman god with miraculous powers
B) A human being with disabilities and frailties
C) An eternal, cosmic entity
D) A Bodhisattva with supreme wisdom
Answer: B) A human being with disabilities and frailties
48.Which of the following is a key aspect of the Buddha's philosophy according to the Sthaviravadins?
A)
Emphasis on the Bodhisattva ideal
B) Anatta (non-self), Anitya (impermanence), and Dukkha (suffering)
C) Eternal existence of all dharmas
D) The belief that the Buddha is a deity
Answer: B) Anatta (non-self), Anitya (impermanence), and Dukkha (suffering)
49.What is the main belief of the Sarvastivadins regarding the existence of things?
A)
Only the present exists
B) All things exist continuously, in the past, present, and future
C) All things are impermanent and transient
D) The external world does not have real existence
Answer: B) All things exist continuously, in the past, present, and future
50.Which philosopher is considered the greatest authority of the Sarvastivada school?
A)
Mahakachchayana B) Vasubandhu
C) Asvagosa D)
Nagarjuna
Answer: B) Vasubandhu
51.Which of the following regions was the Sarvastivada school particularly associated with?
A)
Amaravati and Nagarjunakonda
B) Kashmir and Gandhara
C) Sarnath and Rajagriha
D) Central India and Magadha
Answer: B) Kashmir and Gandhara
52.The Mahasanghikas believed in which aspect of the Buddha's nature?
A)
The Buddha is an ordinary human with no special powers
B) The Buddha is a transcendent being with superhuman powers
C) The Buddha's teachings are flawed and incomplete
D) The Buddha is a mere teacher without divine qualities
Answer: B) The Buddha is a transcendent being with superhuman powers
53.Which of the following did the Mahasanghikas emphasize more than the Arhats?
A)
The Bodhisattvas
B) The Sakyamuni Buddha
C) Monastic discipline
D) The five aggregates of existence
Answer: A) The Bodhisattvas
54.According to the Mahasanghikas, which of the following is true regarding Arhats?
A)
Arhats are free from retrogression
B) Arhats are not subject to the cycle of rebirth
C) Arhats are subject to retrogression
D) Arhats are not considered enlightened
Answer: C) Arhats are subject to retrogression
55.Which of the following is a doctrine opposed by the Mahasanghikas?
A)
The three-fold division of dharmas (good, evil, indeterminate)
B) The impermanence of all things
C) The reality of self (atman)
D) The belief in reincarnation
Answer: A) The three-fold division of dharmas (good, evil, indeterminate)
56.According to Vasumitra, which of the following groups was NOT a part of the Mahasanghikas?
A)
Chaitya-sailas B)
Aparasailas
C) Sautrantikas D)
Uttara-sailas
Answer: C) Sautrantikas
57.The Mahasanghikas and Lokottaravadins contributed to the development of which Buddhist concept?
A)
Bodhisattva ideal and the deification of the Buddha
B) The concept of Arhats and their superiority over the Bodhisattvas
C) The doctrine of no-self (anatman)
D) The idea of Nirvana as a state of personal liberation
Answer: A) Bodhisattva ideal and the deification of the Buddha
58.The Mahasanghikas, according to Vasumitra, held that Bodhisattvas are not free from what?
A)
Suffering (dukkha) B)
Evil destiny (durgati)
C) Rebirth D)
Desire and attachment
Answer: B) Evil destiny (durgati)
59.The Mahasanghikas' view that the Bodhisattvas have been more helpful to the world than Arhats is connected to their belief in:
A)
The permanence of the dharmas B)
The transcendence of the Buddha
C) The illusory nature of existence
D) The Bodhisattvas' supernatural abilities and altruism
Answer: D) The Bodhisattvas' supernatural abilities and altruism
60.The followers of which school of Buddhism believed in individual salvation through self-discipline and meditation?
A)
Mahayanism B)
Vajrayana
C) Hinayanism D)
Zen Buddhism
Answer: C) Hinayanism
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