Terms and Questions:

Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism

Terms:

1. Triratna

2. Bodhisattva

3. Vajrayana

4. Mahayana

5. Theravada

6. Arhat

7. Dalai Lama

8. Avalokateshvara

Questions:

1. Deacribe the basic differences between the major schools of Buddhism as studied in class

2. How is Buddhism a “middle way”?

3. How do Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism differ in how they understand the relationship between Buddha and humankind