QUIZ 509

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Buddha's half-brother Nanda joined in Sangha and became an arahant.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. During the fifth vassana, Buddha stayed at Mahavana near Vesali.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

           

3. Buddhist texts record that the Buddha was reluctant to ordain women.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. Five years after the formation of the sangha, Buddha agreed to the ordination of women as nuns.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. Ananda, who was the disciple of Buddha, championed the cause of ordaining women as nuns.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A