Answer 3


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**Basic Buddhism Course**
Answer 3
*Solutions*
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1. The three Refuges are :   a.   Buddha
                                          b.   Dharma
                                          c.   Sangha

2. The five precepts are to abstain from :

     a.   destroying living beings.
     b.   taking things not given.
     c.   sexual misconduct.
     d.   false speech.
     e.   distilled and fermented liquor that causes intoxication and heedlessness.

3. The four Noble Truths are :

    a. The First Noble Truth of Suffering
    b. The Second Noble Truth of Origin of Suffering
    c. The Third Noble Truth of Cessation of Suffering
    d. The Fourth Noble Truth of Way of Practice Leading to the Cessation of Suffering

4. There are 8 types of ‘Dukkha’ listed in the First Noble Truth. They are :

    a.   Birth (Jati)
    b.   Decay (Jara)
    c.   Disease (Roga)
    d.   Death (Marana)
    e.   Association with the unpleasant (Appiyehisampayoga)
    f.   Separation from the beloved (Piyehivippayoga)
    g.   When one does not obtain what one desires (Yampiccam nalabhati tampi dukkham)
    h.   In brief the Five Aggregates are suffering (Samkhittena pancupadanakkhandha dukkha)

5. There are 3 types of ‘Tanha’ listed in the Second Noble Truth. They are :

    a.   Sensual Craving (Kama-tanha)
    b.   Craving for Eternal Existence (Bhava-tanha)
    c.   Craving for Self-Annihilation (Vibhava-tanha)

6. In the Noble 8-fold Path, the 3 factors listed as ‘Sila - Morality’ group are :

    a.   Right Speech (Samma-vaca)
    b.   Right Action (Samma-kammanta)
    c.   Right Livelihood (Samma-ajiva)

7. In the Noble 8-fold Path, the 3 factors listed as the ‘Samadhi - Meditation’ group
are :

    a.   Right Effort (Samma-vayama)
    b.   Right Mindfulness(Samma-sati)
    c.   Right Concentration (Samma-samadhi)

8. In the Noble 8-fold Path, the 2 factors listed as the ‘Panna - Wisdom’ group are :

a. Right Understanding (Samma-ditthi)
b. Right Thought (Samma-sankappa)


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