MBE Preliminary Paper 2015

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There are 50 questions in this paper, answer all the questions. Full Score is 50 points.
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The suggested answers are prepared by the MBMC Sunday Dhamma School (MSDS) with a view to assist the candidates in their preparation for the Malaysian Buddhist Examination. While due care is taken in preparation of the answers, if any error or omission is noticed, the same may be brought to the attention of the MSDS. MSDS is not in anyway responsible for the correctness or otherwise of the answers published herein.

Q1. Siddhattha Gotama was born in __________ on the Wesak Full moon day.

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A. 543 B.C.

B. 623 B.C.

C. 2556 A.D.

D. 2012 B.C.

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Q2. Who was the mother of Prince Siddhattha Gotama?

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A. Queen Maha Maya

B. Sujata

C. Maha Pajapati Gotami

D. Kisa Gotami

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Q3. Lumbini Park was the ________ of Prince Siddhartha.

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A. Hometown

B. Birthplace

C. Palace

D. Place of enlightenment

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Q4. Siddhattha Gotama was brought up by ________.

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A. Queen Maha Maya

B. Maha Pajapati Gotami

C. Pamita

D. King Suppabuddha

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Q5. Who first knew that the Prince Siddhattha Gotama would become a Buddha in the future?

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A. Assaji

B. Kaludayi

C. Kala Devala

D. Ghatikara Maha Brahma

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Q6. The meaning of wish fulfilled in Pali is___________.

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A. Metta

B. Panna

C. Siddhattha

D. Panatipata

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Q7. Who was the youngest Brahmin who fore-told the future of Prince Siddhattha on his name giving day?

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A. Monggallana

B. Asaji

C. Kondanna

D. Ananda

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Q8. Prince Siddhattha Gotama saw four strange sights when he visited the park. They are an old man, a noble hermit, a corpse and _________.

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A. An old lady

B. A sick person

C. A noble king

D. A dying person

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Q9. Which of the following is the item of the Eight Requisites (Attha Parikkhara)?

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A. Spoon

B. Fork

C. Knife

D. Cup

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Q10. What is the name of Prince Siddhattha Gotama’s son?

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A. Ananda

B. Rahula

C. Devadatta

D. Channa

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Q11. What was the name of Prince Siddhattha’s wife?

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A. Princess Maddi

B. Princess Khanhajina

C. Princess Sivali

D. Princess Yasodhara

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Q12. Why did Prince Siddhattha leave his dear ones?

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A. He pitied them and all others.

B. He disliked them and all others.

C. He was bored in his palace.

D. He was tired of being a prince.

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Q13. In which year did the Bodhisatta become a Buddha?

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A. 29th year

B. 35th year

C. 40th year

D. 80th year

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Q14. The Bodhisatta did not continue to practice under his two teachers because ____________.

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A. Their systems were too lenient

B. Their teaching made his body weak

C. Their systems could not end all suffering

D. Their teaching was difficult to master

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Q15. What is the meaning of Bodhisatta?

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A. Great sage

B. Very important person

C. Wandering ascetic

D. Wisdom-being

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Q16. What did Prince Siddhattha think after seeing the four strange sights?

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A. To search truth and peace.

B. To build a better country.

C. To look for more happy things outside the palace.

D. To look for more strange things outside the palace.

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Q17. Who were among the five monks that attended to the Bodhisatta during his search for Truth?

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A. Kassapa and Assaji

B. Bhaddiya and Alara

C. Bhaddiya and Assaji

D. Mahanama and Kassapa

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Q18. What consisted of the Mara’s army as told by the Buddha?

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A. Ten kinds of merits

B. Ten kinds of passions

C. Five kinds of precepts

D. Five kinds of aggregates

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Q19. How long did the Bodhisatta struggle to gain Buddhahood?

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A. Three months

B. Three years

C. Six months

D. Six years

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Q20. When the Bodhisatta needed strength during his struggle to attain Nibbana, he decided to_________________.

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A. Give up fasting and eat some food

B. Continue to fast

C. Give up homeless life and return to his family

D. Continue practising austerity

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Q21. What did King Bimbisara intend to offer to the Bodhisatta at Rajagaha?

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A. His foods

B. His army

C. His kingdom

D. His clothes

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Q22. Who was the second teacher of Bodhisatta?

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A. Alara

B. Kondanna

C. Uddaka

D. Udayi

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Q23. What happened during the Bodhisatta’s last watch before he gained Enlightenment?

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A. Remembered past lives.

B. Saw the death and rebirth of beings.

C. Understood the Four Noble Truths.

D. Destroyed all passions.

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Q24. The Bodhisatta gained his Enlightenment at____________.

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A. Isipatana

B. Deer park

C. Buddha Gaya

D. Lumbini Park

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Q25. The best way to respect the Buddha is to________.

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A. Criticise other teachings

B. Donate money to the temple

C. Practice the teaching of the Buddha

D. Donate statues of Buddha

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Q26. The Bodhisatta adopted the Majjhima Patipadaand gave up the ____________ in order to attain Buddhahood.

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A. Two teachers

B. Two extremes

C. Five friends

D. Five faculties

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Q27. Two of the eight requisites of a monk are

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A. Alms bowl and strainer.

B. Alms bowl and fan.

C. Belt and shoes.

D. Belt and handkerchief.

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Q28. The Pali word for the Three Refuges is ____.

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A. Tipitaka

B. Tisarana

C. Tiratana

D. Tilakkhana

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Q29. Buddha taught us the way to ___________.

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A. Become mindful

B. Become wealthy

C. End all suffering

D. End all sicknesses

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Q30. Which of the following are the Three Refuges?

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A. Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha

B. Buddha, Dhamma, and Sutta

C. Dhamma, Sangha, and Sutta

D. Buddha, Sangha, and Sutta

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Q31. The three roots of evils are ______.

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A. greed, selfishness, anger

B. greed, selfishness, jealousy

C. greed, hatred, ignorance

D. greed, hatred, selfishness

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Q32. One observes ________ by following the Panca Sila.

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A. 5 precepts

B. 8 precepts

C. 10 precepts

D. 227 precepts

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Q33.The Third Noble Truth is _________.

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A. Suffering

B. The end of suffering

C. The cause of suffering

D. The path leading to end of suffering

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Q34. The cause of suffering is _________.

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A. Craving

B. Jealousy

C. Anger

D. Selfishness

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Q35. The meaning of Sadhu is _________.

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A. Good

B. Wise

C. Great

D. Excellent

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Q36. When one is offering flowers to the Buddha, one is reflecting that__________________.

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A. We will be sick

B. We will be happy

C. We will be pretty

D. We will fade and die

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Q37. One can become a Buddhist __________.

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A. By visiting the Sangha

B. By taking the Three Oaths

C. By taking the Three Refuges

D. By donating money to the monastery

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Q38. The three kinds of merits are _____.

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A. Dana, Sila and Bhavana

B. Dana, Akusala and Bhavana

C. Sila, Samadhi and Moha

D. Sila, Samadhi and Lobha

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Q39. One gives up ignorance when one practices

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A. Meditation

B. Chanting

C. Right action

D. Right speech

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Q40. “Dhammam Saranam Gacchami” means

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A. To the Buddha I go for refuge.

B. To the Brahma I go for refuge.

C. To the Buddha’s disciples I go for refuge.

D. To the Buddha’s teaching I go for refuge.

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Q41. The meaning of “Dutiyampi” is _______.

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A. For the first time

B. For the second time

C. For the third time

D. For the last time

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Q42. The fifth of the Five Precepts is ________.

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A. Not to lie

B. Not to steal

C. Not to take life

D. Not to take intoxicants

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Q43. “Adinnadana Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadiyami” is the __________ precept.

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A. First

B. Second

C. Third

D. Fourth

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Q44. “Panatipata Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadiyami” means I undertake to observe the precept to abstain from _________________.

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A. False speech

B. Destroying living beings

C. Taking things not given

D. Sexual misconduct

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Q45. The name of the future Buddha is

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A. Gotama

B. Kassapa

C. Metteya

D. Medhankara

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Q46. In Buddhism, Bodhi Tree represents _____.

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A. Enlightenment

B. Pure and clean

C. Greatness

D. Loving-kindness

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Q47. What is the use of the Buddha's image?

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A. For us to offer flower

B. For us to offer candles.

C. Help us to get wealthy easily.

D. Help us to think of the Buddha easily.

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Q48. Which of the following is the teaching of all the Buddhas?

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A. Not to do evil and to do Dana.

B. Not to do evil and to purify one’s mind.

C. Not to do evil, to do Dana, and calm one’s mind.

D. Not to do evil, to do good, and purify one’s mind.

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Q49. Which of the following is not considered as merit?

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A. Sila

B. Dosa

C. Dana

D. Bhavana

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Q50. The Pali terms referring to lay Buddhist (male and female) are _______________.

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A. Upekkha and Upasaka

B. Upasaka and Upadana

C. Upasaka and Upasika

D. Upadana and Upasika

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