Buddhism Crossword Key

The Buddha was originally born as a wealthy ____.
The Buddha left behind his wealthy life to pursue the path of ____.
The Buddha is portrayed as chubby because it is a sign of ____ in the east.
The Buddha spent most of his time spreading the philosophy of ____.
Buddhists view the Buddha as a ____, not a god.
The Buddha’s real name.
Famous saying by the Buddha: “Nothing is ____ in the world.”
The country with the largest population of Buddhists.
The name for the truths that are the basic foundation to the Buddha’s teachings.
The law of cause and effect.
The continuous cycle of rebirth.
The order founded by the Buddha to preserve his teachings; includes those such as nuns and monks.
The name of Buddha’s only son.
The religious site and place of pilgrimage where the Buddha is said to have achieved Enlightenment.
The site of the first teaching of the Buddha where he taught the Four Noble Truths to his first five disciples.
Buddhism is the ____ largest religion in the world.
The tree under which the Buddha meditated when searching for Enlightenment.
The Buddha died in ____, India in 483 B.C.
The traditional term for the Buddhist scriptures; different versions vary between different branches of Buddhism.
Another name for a Buddhist monk.
A state of happiness and peace where one’s suffering ends.
Buddhists believe in the three ____: the Buddha, the sangha, and dharma.
The nature of reality regarded as a universal truth taught by the Buddha; the Buddha’s teachings.
Represents the Noble Eightfold Path; a common symbol for Buddhism.
Basic layout of elements for Buddhists to follow to avoid samsara.
Endless cycle of repeated birth, mundane existence, and dying again.
The leading monk in Tibetan Buddhism.
A festival Buddhists celebrate to commemorate the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and death.
An observance that allows Buddhists to renew their commitment to their teachings.
The most practiced branch of Buddhism that is most common in China.
The flower that symbolizes the journey to enlightenment.
Symbolizes the feet or footprints of the Buddha, good fortune, and prosperity.
The Buddha was originally born into a family that followed this religion similar to Buddhism.
Name for a novice monk; the Buddha’s son was the first of these to occur.
A part of the rite of becoming a Buddhist monk or nun, involves shaving of the head and face to leave behind vanity and one’s past material life.
Buddhists typically do not follow a ____ to worship; believe there is none.
The term Buddha means “The Enlightened One” or “The ____ One.”
An activity practiced by all monks several times a day; needed to reach Enlightenment.
A symbol regarded in Buddhism as representing wholeness, perfection, and the infinite.
Buddha’s monks wear orange robes to represent the radiating ____ and color of the sun.