Category: Brain Teasers

Ancient teacher Sun Tzu wrote which influential work?

The Way of Zen
Siddhartha
The I Ching
The Art of War

The Answer: The correct answer is The Art of War.

In Hindu teachings, why is Lord Vishnu drawn with four arms?

To honor four seasons
He must carry four items
To show Four Noble Truths
He has lived four lives

The Answer: The correct answer is He must carry four items.

What contemporary Zen master is known as the Father of Mindfulness?

Philip Kapleau
Thich Nhat Hanh
D. T. Suzuki
Sheng-yen

The Answer: The correct answer is Thich Nhat Hanh.

The 13th- century Persian philosopher Rumi wrote more than 3,000 what?

Jokes
Love poems
Religious laws
Recipes

The Answer: The correct answer is Love poems.

What Taoism founder authored the “Tao Te Ching”?

Lao Tzu
Huangdi
Zhuang Zi
Liu Yiming

The Answer: The correct answer is Lao Tzu.

What name did Hindu theorists give to moral forces that rule the universe?

Kismet
Dharma
Samsara
Karma

The Answer: The correct answer is Dharma.

Who is best known as the author of the Kama Sutra?

Vatsyayana
Buddhaghosa
Sridhara
Bhartrhari

The Answer: The correct answer is Vatsyayana.

Where was Buddha when he reached enlightenment?

In his bedroom
On the road to Naka Vihara
Under the Bodhi Tree
In the Jade Palace

The Answer: The correct answer is Under the Bodhi Tree.

The Hindu deity Ganesha has the head of what animal?

Raven
Elephant
Ram
Goat

The Answer: The correct answer is Elephant.

Who said “nonviolence is a weapon of the strong”?

Ravi Shankar
Mahatma Gandhi
Madhava Tirtha
Guru Nanak

The Answer: The correct answer is Mahatma Gandhi.