YOUNG MEN'S BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION
COLOMBO - SRI IJANKA
2550 DHAMMA EXAMINATION - 2006
Name:-
Index No:-
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Grade - Basic Stage
Subject - Life of the Buddha and Buddha Dhamma
Date: 25th June 2006
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Part - I
(Answer All Questions - Give your answers on this paper itself)
01. State whether the following statements are right ( ./ ) or wrong (X ) and mark within the brackets.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
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Ascetic Asittha said that prince Siddhartha would be a Buddha
Pisunavaca veramani means to refrain from 'harsh words'
Prince Siddhartha attained Enlightenment seated under a Bodhi Tree
Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha is kept at Kelaniya Temple.
Ascetic Siddhartha Gotama underwent austerities for six years.
)
)
( )
( )
( )
(20 marks - 4 marks for each section)
02. Underline the suitable word or phrase that would complete the sentence correctly)
(a)
At the ploughing Festival king Suddhodana worshipped his son for the
(i) First
(ii) Second
(iii) Third
(b) On three days Prince Siddhartha saw on his way to the park an old man a sick man and a dead
fourth day he saw a
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(i) a deity
(ii) a monk
(iii) a beggar
(c) The three objects of worship at a Buddhist Temple are
(1) the Stupa
(2) the Bodhi Tree and
(3)
(i) the Bell Tower
(ii) the preaching Hall
(iii) the Buddha Image
(cl) Buddhism was brought to Sri Lanka by
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(i) Venerable Mahinda Thera
(ii) Ven Rahula Thera
(iii) Theri Sanghamitta
(e) The First sermon was preached by the Buddha to
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(i) Tapassu and Bhallika
(ii) the five ascetics
(iii) Kolita and Upatissa
(20 marks - 4 marks for
time.
body. On the
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each section)
03. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The 'Three Refuges; ofthe Buddhist devotee are
,
and
Adinnadana veramani in the Five precepts means refraining from
The two chief Bhikkhu Disciples of the Buddha were
"
and
When Buddhism was brought to Sri Lanka by Ven.Mahinda Thera, the king of Sri Lanka was
(e)
Esala Perahera is held in Kandy in honour of the
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.
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of the Buddha
(20 marks - 4 marks for each section)
Part - II
(Answer any Two questions - write the answers on the other side of the paper)
04.
05.
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07.
Write five sentences about the 'Vesak Festival'
Narrate the dream seen by Queen Maha Maya
Write down ten Blessings (Mangala) mentioned in the Mangala Sutta
Write down the ten Unwholesome Acts (Akusala Kamma) (You may use either pali or English words.)
(20 marks for a question)
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