The Tibetan Buddhism Quiz - Statistics

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This quiz has been taken 122 times
The average score is 7 of 20

Answer Stats

Hint	Answer	% Correct
1. Tibetan word for a guru or spiritual teacher	Lama	84%
2. Dominant form of Buddhism in Tibet	Vajrayana	72%
20. Name an independent country where Tibetan-style Buddhism is the dominant religion today	Mongolia or Bhutan	65%
19. Year when the current Dalai Lama fled to India	1959	53%
18. Title, derived from Mongolian word for "ocean," first given to the leader of #16 by Mongolian ruler Altan Khan	Dalai Lama	53%
8. Native Tibetan tradition which is not Buddhist but shares many elements with Tibetan Buddhism	Bön	47%
16. Newest major New Translation school; the dominant school of Tibetan Buddhism from the mid-17th through mid-20th centuries	Gelug	47%
11. Major New Translation school founded by Marpa Lotsawa	Kagyud	42%
5. He is considered the main founder of #3; also known as Guru Rinpoche	Padmasambhava	42%
3. Oldest of the Major Four Schools of Tibetan Buddhism, founded in the 8th century CE	Nyingma	41%
14. Major New Translation school whose name means "pale earth"	Sakya	37%
17. Founder of #16	Tsongkhapa	23%
4. Considered the supreme practice by #3; means "Great Perfection"	Dzogchen	22%
10. Minor school, oldest of the New Translation schools, founded by Dromton	Kadampa	19%
13. Practice whose name means "great seal" and is similar to #4	Mahamudra	19%
12. Scholar and master associated with #11 who is the namesake of a university in Boulder, Colorado, USA	Naropa	15%
9. Tibetan term for the "New Translation" schools	Sarma	14%
6. Teacher and master regarded as a female buddha in #3	Yeshe Tsogyal	8%
15. Minor New Translation school founded in the 12th century CE	Jonang	7%
7. Along with #5, helped translate numerous texts from Sanskrit to Tibetan in the 8th century CE	Santaraksita	7%

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