Which of these divisions of Buddhism is said to be closer to the original teachings of Buddha?

a. Theravada
b. Hinayana
c. Mahayana
d. True Buddhism


Answer: a

Philosophy & Belief

You might also like to view...

Which figure is known by different names in different tribes, the most common being holy man, medicine man, and healer?

a. spirit b. deity c. shaman d. totem

Philosophy & Belief

How many sexual harassment complaints are filed with the EEOC or state and local authorities each year?

a. over 11,000 b. over 15,000 c. over 25,000 d. over 50,000

Philosophy & Belief

Berkeley writes, "In short, if there were external bodies, it is impossible we should ever come to know it; and if there were not, we might have the very same reasons to think there were that we have now." By this he means

A) the world as we experience it does not exist. B) if there were no minds of any sort, the world would still exist. C) if some mind existed that had all the sensations our minds presently have, such a mind would never come to believe in the existence of material objects. D) if there are things outside the mind, we cannot possibly know them, and the same evidence that exists now for thinking there are would also exist if there were no things outside the mind.

Philosophy & Belief

Which of the following people would a cultural relativist be most likely to label immoral?

A. defenders of Roe v. Wade (the U.S. Supreme court ruling legalizing abortion) B. Martin Luther King Jr. C. Thomas Jefferson (for owning slaves) D. Adolf Eichmann

Philosophy & Belief