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West is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 32 million albums and 100 million digital downloads worldwide. He has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all time and the most Grammy-awarded artist of his age. Three of his albums rank on Rolling Stone's 2012 "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list; two of his albums feature at first and eighth, respectively, in Pitchfork Media's The 100 Best Albums of 2010–2014. He has also been included in a number of Forbes annual lists. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015.

Question: How many albums has Kanye sold?
Answer: 32 million

Question: How many downloads do Kanye's tracks have across the globe?
Answer: 100 million

Question: Kanye is known for having the most of what type of award for his age?
Answer: Grammy

Question: How many albums does Kanye have on the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list?
Answer: 3

Question: What popular magazine placed Kanye on their annual list in 2005 and 2015?
Answer: Time

Question: How many CDs has Kanye West sold?
Answer: 32 million

Question: How many Grammy Awards has Kanye West won?
Answer: 21

Question: How many of Kanye West's albums were recognized by Rolling Stone Magazine?
Answer: 3

Question: Which years was Kanye West mentioned in Time Magazine?
Answer: 2005 and 2015
Kanye West began his early production career in the mid-1990s, making beats primarily for burgeoning local artists, eventually developing a style that involved speeding up vocal samples from classic soul records. His first official production credits came at the age of nineteen when he produced eight tracks on Down to Earth, the 1996 debut album of a Chicago rapper named Grav. For a time, West acted as a ghost producer for Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie. Because of his association with D-Dot, West wasn't able to release a solo album, so he formed and became a member and producer of the Go-Getters, a late-1990s Chicago rap group composed of him, GLC, Timmy G, Really Doe, and Arrowstar. His group was managed by John "Monopoly" Johnson, Don Crowley, and Happy Lewis under the management firm Hustle Period. After attending a series of promotional photo shoots and making some radio appearances, The Go-Getters released their first and only studio album World Record Holders in 1999. The album featured other Chicago-based rappers such as Rhymefest, Mikkey Halsted, Miss Criss, and Shayla G. Meanwhile, the production was handled by West, Arrowstar, Boogz, and Brian "All Day" Miller.

Question: Who were the beats Kanye made in the 90's originally intended for?
Answer: local artists

Question: What types of records did Kanye sample in his early career.
Answer: classic soul records

Question: What music group did Kanye join when he couldn't release his solo album?
Answer: Go-Getters

Question: In what time period did Kanye begin producing?
Answer: mid-1990s

Question: When did Kanye West start his production career?
Answer: mid-1990s

Question: For which artist did Kanye West act as a ghost producer? 
Answer: Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie

Question: What late 1990s Chicago rap group was Kanye West a member of?
Answer: Go-Getters

Question: What firm managed Kanye West's rap group? 
Answer: Hustle Period

Question: What year was the first Go-Getters album released? 
Answer: 1999
Carrying a Louis Vuitton backpack filled with old disks and demos to the studio and back, West crafted much of his production for his debut album in less than fifteen minutes at a time. He recorded the remainder of the album in Los Angeles while recovering from the car accident. Once he had completed the album, it was leaked months before its release date. However, West decided to use the opportunity to review the album, and The College Dropout was significantly remixed, remastered, and revised before being released. As a result, certain tracks originally destined for the album were subsequently retracted, among them "Keep the Receipt" with Ol' Dirty Bastard and "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" with Consequence. West meticulously refined the production, adding string arrangements, gospel choirs, improved drum programming and new verses. West's perfectionism led The College Dropout to have its release postponed three times from its initial date in August 2003.

Question: What happened to Kanye's debut album that caused him to remaster most of it?
Answer: it was leaked

Question: How many times was the release date for Kanye's first album pushed back?
Answer: 3

Question: In what city did West finish recording his first album?
Answer: Los Angeles

Question: How many times was The College Dropout's release put off?
Answer: 3

Question: What was supposed to be the original release date for The College Dropout?
Answer: August 2003
The College Dropout was eventually issued by Roc-A-Fella in February 2004, shooting to number two on the Billboard 200 as his debut single, "Through the Wire" peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five weeks. "Slow Jamz", his second single featuring Twista and Jamie Foxx, became an even bigger success: it became the three musicians' first number one hit. The College Dropout received near-universal critical acclaim from contemporary music critics, was voted the top album of the year by two major music publications, and has consistently been ranked among the great hip-hop works and debut albums by artists. "Jesus Walks", the album's fourth single, perhaps exposed West to a wider audience; the song's subject matter concerns faith and Christianity. The song nevertheless reached the top 20 of the Billboard pop charts, despite industry executives' predictions that a song containing such blatant declarations of faith would never make it to radio. The College Dropout would eventually be certified triple platinum in the US, and garnered West 10 Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year, and Best Rap Album (which it received). During this period, West also founded GOOD Music, a record label and management company that would go on to house affiliate artists and producers, such as No I.D. and John Legend. At the time, the focal point of West's production style was the use of sped-up vocal samples from soul records. However, partly because of the acclaim of The College Dropout, such sampling had been much copied by others; with that overuse, and also because West felt he had become too dependent on the technique, he decided to find a new sound.

Question: What place on the Billboard chart did Kanye's album debut at?
Answer: 2

Question: How many publications voted The College Dropout for album of the year?
Answer: 2

Question: What was the name of the single off the debut album that gave Kanye mainstream attention?
Answer: Jesus Walks

Question: What label did Kanye create following the success of his first album's release?
Answer: GOOD Music

Question: When was The College Dropout finally released?
Answer: February 2004

Question: What song was the second released off of Kanye's The College Dropout album?
Answer: "Slow Jamz"

Question: How many Grammy nominations did The College Dropout receive?
Answer: 10

Question: What was the name of the record label that West founded?
Answer: GOOD Music
West's third studio album, Graduation, garnered major publicity when its release date pitted West in a sales competition against rapper 50 Cent's Curtis. Upon their September 2007 releases, Graduation outsold Curtis by a large margin, debuting at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and selling 957,000 copies in its first week. Graduation once again continued the string of critical and commercial successes by West, and the album's lead single, "Stronger", garnered the rapper his third number-one hit. "Stronger", which samples French house duo Daft Punk, has been accredited to not only encouraging other hip-hop artists to incorporate house and electronica elements into their music, but also for playing a part in the revival of disco and electro-infused music in the late 2000s. Ben Detrick of XXL cited the outcome of the sales competition between 50 Cent's Curtis and West's Graduation as being responsible for altering the direction of hip-hop and paving the way for new rappers who didn't follow the hardcore-gangster mold, writing, "If there was ever a watershed moment to indicate hip-hop's changing direction, it may have come when 50 Cent competed with Kanye in 2007 to see whose album would claim superior sales."

Question: What was the name of Kanye's third album?
Answer: Graduation

Question: Kanye released Graduation at the same time of what other famous rapper, thus drawing media comparison?
Answer: 50 Cent

Question: How many copies did Graduation sell in its first week of release? 
Answer: 957,000

Question: What famous electronic duo did Kanye sample on his third album?
Answer: Daft Punk

Question: What was the name of Kanye West's third CD?
Answer: Graduation

Question: What artist was Kanye's third album release competing against?
Answer: 50 Cent

Question: What music group was in Kanye's first release off of Graduation?
Answer: Daft Punk
808s & Heartbreak, which features extensive use of the eponymous Roland TR-808 drum machine and contains themes of love, loneliness, and heartache, was released by Island Def Jam to capitalize on Thanksgiving weekend in November 2008. Reviews were positive, though slightly more mixed than his previous efforts. Despite this, the record's singles demonstrated outstanding chart performances. Upon its release, the lead single "Love Lockdown" debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a "Hot Shot Debut", while follow-up single "Heartless" performed similarly and became his second consecutive "Hot Shot Debut" by debuting at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. While it was criticized prior to release, 808s & Heartbreak had a significant effect on hip-hop music, encouraging other rappers to take more creative risks with their productions.

Question: What label pushed out Kanye's fourth studio album?
Answer: Island Def Jam

Question: Which album by Kanye West featured the song "Love Lockdown"?
Answer: 808s & Heartbreak

Question: 808s & Heartbreak was released by what company? 
Answer: Island Def Jam

Question: When was 808s & Heartbreaks released? 
Answer: November 2008

Question: What was the second song released off of 808s? 
Answer: Heartless

Question: The major usage of musical machine on 808s was described as eponymous?
Answer: Roland TR-808 drum machine
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, West's fifth studio album, was released in November 2010 to rave reviews from critics, many of whom described it as his best work that solidified his comeback. In stark contrast to his previous effort, which featured a minimalist sound, Dark Fantasy adopts a maximalist philosophy and deals with themes of celebrity and excess. The record included the international hit "All of the Lights", and Billboard hits "Power", "Monster", and "Runaway", the latter of which accompanied a 35-minute film of the same name. During this time, West initiated the free music program GOOD Fridays through his website, offering a free download of previously unreleased songs each Friday, a portion of which were included on the album. This promotion ran from August 20 - December 17, 2010. Dark Fantasy went on to go platinum in the United States, but its omission as a contender for Album of the Year at the 54th Grammy Awards was viewed as a "snub" by several media outlets.

Question: What is the name of Kanye's album released in 2010?
Answer: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Question: What award was My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy omitted from?
Answer: Album of the Year

Question: What was the name of Kanye's fifth album?
Answer: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Question: When was Kanye West's fifth album debuted? 
Answer: November 2010

Question: What song off of Kanye's fifth album was a hit internationally?
Answer: "All of the Lights"

Question: What was the name of the free music promotion on Kanye's website in 2010?
Answer: GOOD Fridays
Following a headlining set at Coachella 2011 that was described by The Hollywood Reporter as "one of greatest hip-hop sets of all time", West released the collaborative album Watch the Throne with Jay-Z. By employing a sales strategy that released the album digitally weeks before its physical counterpart, Watch the Throne became one of the few major label albums in the Internet age to avoid a leak. "Niggas in Paris" became the record's highest charting single, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2012, West released the compilation album Cruel Summer, a collection of tracks by artists from West's record label GOOD Music. Cruel Summer produced four singles, two of which charted within the top twenty of the Hot 100: "Mercy" and "Clique". West also directed a film of the same name that premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in custom pyramid-shaped screening pavilion featuring seven screens.

Question: What festival did Kanye headline in 2011?
Answer: Coachella

Question: With what other hiphop artist did Kanye collaborate with?
Answer: Jay-Z

Question: Where did Kanye premier a film directed by himself in 2012?
Answer: Cannes Film Festival

Question: What event did Kanye headline in 2011?
Answer: Coachella

Question: What was the name of the joint album Kanye made with Jay Z?
Answer: Watch the Throne

Question: What was the top single off the album "Watch the Throne"?
Answer: "Niggas in Paris"

Question: In what year was "Cruel Summer" released?
Answer: 2012

Question: What film festival did Kanye West premier a film called "Cruel Summer"?
Answer: 2012 Cannes Film Festival
West's fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, has been noted by writers for its maximalist aesthetic and its incorporation of elements from West's previous four albums. Entertainment Weekly's Simon Vozick-Levinson perceives that such elements "all recur at various points", namely "the luxurious soul of 2004's The College Dropout, the symphonic pomp of Late Registration, the gloss of 2007's Graduation, and the emotionally exhausted electro of 2008's 808s & Heartbreak". Sean Fennessey of The Village Voice writes that West "absorb[ed] the gifts of his handpicked collaborators, and occasionally elevat[ed] them" on previous studio albums, noting collaborators and elements as Jon Brion for Late Registration, DJ Toomp for Graduation, and Kid Cudi for 808s & Heartbreak.

Question: What is Kanye's fifth album titled? 
Answer: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Question: What journalist drew comparisons between My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and other Kanye albums?
Answer: Simon Vozick-Levinson

Question: What musician collaborated with Kanye West for his album Late Registration?
Answer: Jon Brion

Question: What artist worked with Kanye on his album Graduation?
Answer: DJ Toomp

Question: Kid Cudi joined Kanye for which album?
Answer: 808s & Heartbreak

Question: Which album by Kanye West has been talked about by writers for having maximalist aesthetic?
Answer: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
On October 1, 2011, Kanye West premiered his women's fashion label, DW Kanye West at Paris Fashion Week. He received support from DSquared2 duo Dean and Dan Caten, Olivier Theyskens, Jeremy Scott, Azzedine Alaïa, and the Olsen twins, who were also in attendance during his show. His debut fashion show received mixed-to-negative reviews, ranging from reserved observations by Style.com to excoriating commentary by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, Elleuk.com, The Daily Telegraph, Harper's Bazaar and many others. On March 6, 2012, West premiered a second fashion line at Paris Fashion Week. The line's reception was markedly improved from the previous presentation, with a number of critics heralding West for his "much improved" sophomore effort.

Question: Form whom was Kanye's 2011 fashion label designed for?
Answer: women

Question: What kind of reviews did Kanye's fashion line spark?
Answer: mixed-to-negative reviews

Question: When did Kanye debut his second effort in the fashion world?
Answer: March 6, 2012

Question: On what day was Kanye's women's clothing line debuted?
Answer: October 1, 2011

Question: What was the name of Kanye West's women's clothing line?
Answer: DW Kanye West

Question: On what day was Kanye's women's line premiered at Paris fashion week? 
Answer: October 1, 2011

Question: What was the name of West's fashion line for women?
Answer: DW Kanye West

Question: The fashion line shown in Paris received what sort of reviews?
Answer: mixed-to-negative

Question: On what day did West release his second fashion line?
Answer: March 6, 2012
In August 2008, West revealed plans to open 10 Fatburger restaurants in the Chicago area; the first was set to open in September 2008 in Orland Park. The second followed in January 2009, while a third location is yet to be revealed, although the process is being finalized. His company, KW Foods LLC, bought the rights to the chain in Chicago. Ultimately, in 2009, only two locations actually opened. In February 2011, West shut down the Fatburger located in Orland Park. Later that year, the remaining Beverly location also was shuttered.

Question: What restaurant chain did Kanye aspire to open in his native Chicago?
Answer: Fatburger

Question: How many restaurants did Kanye open?
Answer: 2

Question: What happened to the Fatburger chains that Kanye established?
Answer: shut down

Question: What was the name of the restaurant Kanye annouced he was opening?
Answer: Fatburger

Question: How many  of Kanye's Fatburger restaurants were actually opened?
Answer: 2

Question: When was Kanye's last Fatburger restaurant closed?
Answer: 2011

Question: What is the name of Kanye West's food company?
Answer: KW Foods LLC
West, alongside his mother, founded the "Kanye West Foundation" in Chicago in 2003, tasked with a mission to battle dropout and illiteracy rates, while partnering with community organizations to provide underprivileged youth access to music education. In 2007, the West and the Foundation partnered with Strong American Schools as part of their "Ed in '08" campaign. As spokesman for the campaign, West appeared in a series of PSAs for the organization, and hosted an inaugural benefit concert in August of that year.

Question: With the help of his mom, what foundation did Kanye create early in his career?
Answer: Kanye West Foundation

Question: What is the goal of the Kanye West Foundation?
Answer: battle dropout and illiteracy rates, while partnering with community organizations to provide underprivileged youth access to music education

Question: What was founded by Kanye West and his mother?
Answer: Kanye West Foundation

Question: In What year did the Kanye West Foundation Partner with Strong American Schools? 
Answer: 2007

Question: Where was the "Kanye West Foundation" founded?
Answer: Chicago

Question: What other mission besides dropout and illiteracy rates did the Kanye West Foundation seek to improve?
Answer: music education

Question: What campaign did the Kanye West Foundation partner with in 2007?
Answer: "Ed in '08"

Question: In what month was the inaugural concert held for the "Ed in '08" campaign?
Answer: August
In 2008, following the death of West's mother, the foundation was rechristened "The Dr. Donda West Foundation."  The foundation ceased operations in 2011.

Question: What was the Kanye West Foundation renamed to in 2008?
Answer: The Dr. Donda West Foundation

Question: What year did the foundation end its run?
Answer: 2011

Question: In what year did Kanye West's mother pass away? 
Answer: 2008

Question: Kanye's foundation was changed to what name following his mother's death? 
Answer: The Dr. Donda West Foundation

Question: What year did the foundation stop operating? 
Answer: 2008
West has been an outspoken and controversial celebrity throughout his career, receiving both criticism and praise from many, including the mainstream media, other artists and entertainers, and two U.S. presidents. On September 2, 2005, during a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina relief on NBC, A Concert for Hurricane Relief, West (a featured speaker) accused President George W. Bush of not "car[ing] about black people". When West was presenting alongside actor Mike Myers, he deviated from the prepared script to criticize the media's portrayal of hurricane victims, saying:

Question: During what show did Kanye take an opportunity to criticize the efforts of a U.S. President?
Answer: A Concert for Hurricane Relief

Question: Which U.S. President did Kanye criticize after the events of Hurricane Katrina? 
Answer: George W. Bush

Question: Which President did Kanye West accuse of "Not caring for black people"?
Answer: George W. Bush

Question: On what day did the Kanye's famous George W. Bush criticism take place?
Answer: September 2, 2005
In September 2013, West was widely rebuked by human rights groups for performing in Kazakhstan at the wedding of authoritarian President Nursultan Nazarbayev's grandson. He traveled to Kazakhstan, which has one of the poorest human rights records in the world, as a personal guest of Nazarbayev. Other notable Western performers, including Sting, have previously cancelled performances in the country over human rights concerns. West was reportedly paid US$3 million for his performance. West had previously participated in cultural boycotts, joining Shakira and Rage Against The Machine in refusing to perform in Arizona after the 2010 implementation of stop and search laws directed against potential illegal aliens.

Question: Kanye was criticized by human rights groups for performing in what country?
Answer: Kazakhstan

Question: How much was Kanye paid to perform in Kazakhstan?
Answer: $3 million

Question: How is Kazakhstan's human rights record compared to the rest of the world?
Answer: one of the poorest

Question: What country's President paid Kanye West to perform at his grandson's wedding?
Answer: Kazakhstan

Question: Kanye, Shakira, and Rage Against the Machine refused to perform in what state due to a new law against illegal aliens?
Answer: Arizona

Question: For what reason did Sting and other artists cancel their scheduled performances in Kazakhstan? 
Answer: human rights concerns
West began an on-and-off relationship with designer Alexis Phifer in 2002, and they became engaged in August 2006. The pair ended their 18-month engagement in 2008. West subsequently dated model Amber Rose from 2008 until the summer of 2010. West began dating reality star and longtime friend Kim Kardashian in April 2012. West and Kardashian became engaged in October 2013, and married on May 24, 2014 at Fort di Belvedere in Florence, Italy. Their private ceremony was subject to widespread mainstream coverage, with West taking issue with the couple's portrayal in the media. They have two children: daughter North "Nori" West (born June 15, 2013) and son Saint West (born December 5, 2015). In April 2015, West and Kardashian traveled to Jerusalem to have North baptized in the Armenian Apostolic Church at the Cathedral of St. James. The couple's high status and respective careers have resulted in their relationship becoming subject to heavy media coverage; The New York Times referred to their marriage as "a historic blizzard of celebrity."

Question: Kanye's first engagement was to which well-known designer?
Answer: Alexis Phifer

Question: What model did Kanye begin to date in 2008?
Answer: Amber Rose

Question: Who has Kanye finally settled with an married in 2014?
Answer: Kim Kardashian

Question: How many children does Kanye have with Kim?
Answer: 2

Question: What year did Kanye West begin his relationship with Alexis Phifer?
Answer: 2002

Question: When did Alexis Phifer and Kanye West get engaged?
Answer: August 2006

Question: Who did Kanye date from 2008 to 2010?
Answer: Amber Rose

Question: When did Kanye West start dating Kim Kardashian?
Answer: April 2012

Question: Where in Jerusalem did Kardashian and West have their daughter North baptised?
Answer: Armenian Apostolic Church at the Cathedral of St. James
On July 19, 2013, West was leaving LAX as he was surrounded by dozens of paparazzi. West became increasingly agitated as a photographer, Daniel Ramos, continued to ask him why people were not allowed to speak in his presence. West then says, "I told you don't talk to me, right? You trying to get me in trouble so I steal off on you and have to pay you like $250,000 and shit." Then he allegedly charged the man and grabbed him and his camera. The incident captured by TMZ, took place for a few seconds before a female voice can be heard telling West to stop. West then released the man, and his camera, and drove away from the scene. Medics were later called to the scene on behalf of the photographer who was grabbed. It was reported West could be charged with felony attempted robbery behind the matter. However, the charges were reduced to misdemeanor criminal battery and attempted grand theft. In March 2014, West was sentenced to serve two years' probation for the misdemeanor battery conviction and required to attend 24 anger management sessions, perform 250 hours of community service and pay restitution to Ramos.

Question: What paparazzi member did Kanye attack at LAX in 2013?
Answer: Daniel Ramos

Question: What was Kanye convicted for after his paparazzi attack?
Answer: misdemeanor criminal battery and attempted grand theft

Question: What was the name of the man who was hassling West outside of LAX that West later attacked?
Answer: Daniel Ramos

Question: How many years' probation was Kanye supposed to serve for this altercation?
Answer: 2

Question: He had to attend 24 sessions of what kind of therapy?
Answer: anger management

Question: How many hours of community service did Kanye receive?
Answer: 250
West's first six solo studio albums, all of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. All of his albums have been commercially successful, with Yeezus, his sixth solo album, becoming his fifth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release. West has had six songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of December 2012, with "Gold Digger" selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,402,000, "Heartless" selling 3,742,000, "E.T." selling over 4,000,000, "Love Lockdown" selling over 3,000,000, and "Niggas in Paris" selling over 3,000,000, placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade. He has sold over 30 million digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital artists of all-time.

Question: How many songs has Kanye had that have exceeded 3 million digital sales?
Answer: 6

Question: How many songs has Kanye sold digitally in his career?
Answer: over 30 million

Question: How many of West's six albums have gone platinum?
Answer: 6

Question: What was Kanye's fifth consecutive number one album?
Answer: Yeezus

Question: As of 2012, how many downloads have there been of "Golddigger"?
Answer: 3,086,000

Question: What rank is West in total sales for the last decade?
Answer: third

Question: How many total digital songs has Kanye West sold in the US?
Answer: 30 million
In its 2012 list of "500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Rolling Stone included three of West's albums—The College Dropout at number 298, Late Registration at number 118, and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy at number 353.

Question: How many of Kanye's albums placed on the 2012 Rolling Stone list?
Answer: 3

Question: How many of West's albums were included on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list?
Answer: 3
Buddhism /ˈbudɪzəm/ is a nontheistic religion[note 1] or philosophy (Sanskrit: धर्म dharma; Pali: धम्म dhamma) that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha, commonly known as the Buddha ("the awakened one"). According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha lived and taught in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, present-day Nepal sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE.[note 1] He is recognized by Buddhists as an awakened or enlightened teacher who shared his insights to help sentient beings end their suffering through the elimination of ignorance and craving. Buddhists believe that this is accomplished through the direct understanding and perception of dependent origination and the Four Noble Truths.

Question: What type of religion is Buddhism?
Answer: nontheistic

Question: What are the practices of Buddhism based on?
Answer: teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha

Question: Where did the Buddha live?
Answer: present-day Nepal

Question: How do Buddhists believe their suffering can be ended?
Answer: through the direct understanding and perception of dependent origination and the Four Noble Truths

Question: What did the Buddha teach should be given up to end suffering?
Answer: ignorance and craving

Question: What type of religion is Buddhism?
Answer: nontheistic religion

Question: Who's teaching is Buddhism based upon?
Answer: Gautama Buddha

Question: When was Buddha alive?
Answer: between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE

Question: Where did Buddha reside when he was alive?
Answer: present-day Nepal

Question: Who's teachings is Buddhism based upon?
Answer: Gautama Buddha

Question: Where was Buddha thought to live?
Answer: Nepal

Question: When approximately was Buddha alive?
Answer: sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE

Question: Buddhism is based on the teaching of who?
Answer: Gautama Buddha

Question: How many noble truths are there?
Answer: 4

Question: Buddha was part of what subcontinent?
Answer: Indian

Question: Who is "the awakened one"
Answer: Buddha
This narrative draws on the Nidānakathā of the Jataka tales of the Theravada, which is ascribed to Buddhaghoṣa in the 5th century CE. Earlier biographies such as the Buddhacarita, the Lokottaravādin Mahāvastu, and the Sarvāstivādin Lalitavistara Sūtra, give different accounts. Scholars are hesitant to make unqualified claims about the historical facts of the Buddha's life. Most accept that he lived, taught and founded a monastic order, but do not consistently accept all of the details contained in his biographies.

Question: The Nidānakathā of the Jataka tales of the Theravada is attributed to who?
Answer: Nidānakathā of the Jataka tales of the Theravada

Question: What are some other biographies that differ from the Jataka tales?
Answer: Buddhacarita, the Lokottaravādin Mahāvastu, and the Sarvāstivādin Lalitavistara Sūtra

Question: What do scholars recognize about the life of the Buddha?
Answer: Most accept that he lived, taught and founded a monastic order

Question: When was the Buddhagohosa written?
Answer: 5th century CE

Question: What is one of the earlier biographies on Buddhism?
Answer: the Buddhacarita

Question: Who founded a monastic order in his life?
Answer: Buddha

Question: Scholars do not make claims without evidence about who's life?
Answer: Buddha

Question: Most accept that Buddha lived and taught in what type of order?
Answer: monastic

Question: The Jataka tales of the Theravada happened in what century?
Answer: 5th ce
The second truth is that the origin of dukkha can be known. Within the context of the four noble truths, the origin of dukkha is commonly explained as craving (Pali: tanha) conditioned by ignorance (Pali: avijja). On a deeper level, the root cause of dukkha is identified as ignorance (Pali: avijja) of the true nature of things. The third noble truth is that the complete cessation of dukkha is possible, and the fourth noble truth identifies a path to this cessation.[note 7]

Question: What does the second of the Four Noble Truths explain?
Answer: that the origin of dukkha can be known

Question: What is the origin of dukkha?
Answer: craving (Pali: tanha) conditioned by ignorance (Pali: avijja)

Question: What is the third of the Four Noble Truths explain?
Answer: the complete cessation of dukkha is possible

Question: What is the fourth of the Four Noble Truths explain?
Answer: identifies a path to this cessation

Question: What is the second truth?
Answer: dukkha can be known.

Question: How is the meaning of Dukkha explained?
Answer: craving

Question: What is a contributing factor to Dukkha?
Answer: ignorance

Question: The second truth is?
Answer: the origin of dukkha can be known

Question: The origin of dukkha is explained as craving conditioned by what?
Answer: ignorance

Question: The root cause of dukkha is identified as ignorance of what?
Answer: true nature of things

Question: The third noble truth is that the complete cessation of what is possible?
Answer: dukkha
The Noble Eightfold Path—the fourth of the Buddha's Noble Truths—consists of a set of eight interconnected factors or conditions, that when developed together, lead to the cessation of dukkha. These eight factors are: Right View (or Right Understanding), Right Intention (or Right Thought), Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration.

Question: What is the fourth of the Buddha's Four Noble Truths?
Answer: The Noble Eightfold Path

Question: What is the purpose of the Noble Eightfold Path?
Answer: lead to the cessation of dukkha

Question: What are the eight factors of the Noble Eightfold Path?
Answer: Right View (or Right Understanding), Right Intention (or Right Thought), Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration

Question: The Noble Eightfold Path is which of Buddha's Truths?
Answer: the fourth

Question: The fourth truth consists of how many factors?
Answer: Eight

Question: What is the end goal of the Fourth Truth?
Answer: the cessation of dukkha

Question: What is one of the eight factors?
Answer: Right Action

Question: The Noble Eightfold Path is which Noble Truth?
Answer: the fourth

Question: The noble Eightfold path is a set of how many inerconnected factors?
Answer: eight

Question: When the eight factors are developed together, is leads to the cessation of what?
Answer: dukkha
While he searched for enlightenment, Gautama combined the yoga practice of his teacher Kalama with what later became known as "the immeasurables".[dubious – discuss] Gautama thus invented a new kind of human, one without egotism.[dubious – discuss] What Thich Nhat Hanh calls the "Four Immeasurable Minds" of love, compassion, joy, and equanimity[full citation needed] are also known as brahmaviharas, divine abodes, or simply as four immeasurables.[web 5] Pema Chödrön calls them the "four limitless ones". Of the four, mettā or loving-kindness meditation is perhaps the best known.[web 5] The Four Immeasurables are taught as a form of meditation that cultivates "wholesome attitudes towards all sentient beings."[web 6][web 7]

Question: During his search for enlightenment, Gautama combined what teachings?
Answer: the yoga practice of his teacher Kalama with what later became known as "the immeasurables"

Question: What was the new kind of human invented by Gautama?
Answer: one without egotism

Question: What are the Four Immeasurable Minds also known as?
Answer: brahmaviharas, divine abodes, or simply as four immeasurables

Question: What is the best known of the four immeasurables?
Answer: mettā or loving-kindness meditation

Question: The Four Immeasurables are taught as a form of meditation that cultivates what?
Answer: wholesome attitudes towards all sentient beings

Question: Gautama combined the yoga practice of what teacher?
Answer: Kalama

Question: Gautama invented a new kind of human without what?
Answer: egotism

Question: What are the "four Immeasurable minds"?
Answer: love, compassion, joy, and equanimity

Question: Who calls the four immeasurable minds "four limitless ones"?
Answer: Pema Chödrön

Question: The Four Immeasurables are taught as a form of what?
Answer: meditation
The concept of liberation (nirvāṇa)—the goal of the Buddhist path—is closely related to overcoming ignorance (avidyā), a fundamental misunderstanding or mis-perception of the nature of reality. In awakening to the true nature of the self and all phenomena one develops dispassion for the objects of clinging, and is liberated from suffering (dukkha) and the cycle of incessant rebirths (saṃsāra). To this end, the Buddha recommended viewing things as characterized by the three marks of existence.

Question: What is the goal of the Buddhist path?
Answer: liberation

Question: Upon awakening to the true nature of the self, what is one is liberated from?
Answer: suffering (dukkha) and the cycle of incessant rebirths (saṃsāra)

Question: Liberation is know as what?
Answer: nirvāṇa

Question: What is the goal of the buddhist path?
Answer: nirvāṇa

Question: In awakening to the true nature of the self, one no longer care about what?
Answer: objects

Question: Buddha recommended viewing thing by how many marks of existence?
Answer: three
The best-known application of the concept of pratītyasamutpāda is the scheme of Twelve Nidānas (from Pāli "nidāna" meaning "cause, foundation, source or origin"), which explain the continuation of the cycle of suffering and rebirth (saṃsāra) in detail.[note 10]

Question: What is the most common application of the concept of pratītyasamutpāda?
Answer: the scheme of Twelve Nidānas

Question: What does the scheme of Twelve Nidānas explain?
Answer: the continuation of the cycle of suffering and rebirth (saṃsāra) in detail.

Question: An application of the idea of pratityasamutpada is the scheme of what?
Answer: Twelve Nidānas

Question: What doe nidana mean?
Answer: cause, foundation, source or origin
Bodhi (Pāli and Sanskrit, in devanagari: बॊधि) is a term applied to the experience of Awakening of arahants. Bodhi literally means "awakening", but it is more commonly translated into English as "enlightenment". In Early Buddhism, bodhi carried a meaning synonymous to nirvana, using only some different metaphors to describe the experience, which implies the extinction of raga (greed, craving),[web 12] dosa (hate, aversion)[web 13] and moha (delusion).[web 14] In the later school of Mahayana Buddhism, the status of nirvana was downgraded in some scriptures, coming to refer only to the extinction of greed and hate, implying that delusion was still present in one who attained nirvana, and that one needed to attain bodhi to eradicate delusion:

Question: What is the term applied to the experience of the awakening of arahants?
Answer: Bodhi

Question: In early Buddhism Bodhi used a meaning synonymous to what word?
Answer: nirvana

Question: What is the term for greed or craving?
Answer: raga

Question: what is the word for hate or aversion?
Answer: dosa

Question: What does moha mean?
Answer: delusion
Vinaya is the specific moral code for monks and nuns. It includes the Patimokkha, a set of 227 rules for monks in the Theravadin recension. The precise content of the vinayapitaka (scriptures on Vinaya) differs slightly according to different schools, and different schools or subschools set different standards for the degree of adherence to Vinaya. Novice-monks use the ten precepts, which are the basic precepts for monastics.

Question: How many basic precepts are there for monastics?
Answer: the ten precepts

Question: What is the specific moral code for monks and nuns?
Answer: vinaya

Question: How many rules dows the patimokkha have?
Answer: 227

Question: What are the scriptures on vinaya called?
Answer: vinayapitaka
In the language of the Noble Eightfold Path, samyaksamādhi is "right concentration". The primary means of cultivating samādhi is meditation. Upon development of samādhi, one's mind becomes purified of defilement, calm, tranquil, and luminous.

Question: What does the word samyaksamadhi mean?
Answer: right concentration

Question: Meditation is the primary means of cultivating what?
Answer: samādhi

Question: Upon development of samadhi, a person gets rid of what?
Answer: defilement, calm, tranquil, and luminous
Though based upon Mahayana, Tibeto-Mongolian Buddhism is one of the schools that practice Vajrayana or "Diamond Vehicle" (also referred to as Mantrayāna, Tantrayāna, Tantric Buddhism, or esoteric Buddhism). It accepts all the basic concepts of Mahāyāna, but also includes a vast array of spiritual and physical techniques designed to enhance Buddhist practice. Tantric Buddhism is largely concerned with ritual and meditative practices. One component of the Vajrayāna is harnessing psycho-physical energy through ritual, visualization, physical exercises, and meditation as a means of developing the mind. Using these techniques, it is claimed that a practitioner can achieve Buddhahood in one lifetime, or even as little as three years. In the Tibetan tradition, these practices can include sexual yoga, though only for some very advanced practitioners.

Question: What type of Buddhism is Tibeto-Mongolian based on?
Answer: Mahayana

Question: What is the English term for Vajrayana?
Answer: Diamond Vehicle

Question: What type of Buddhism is concerned with ritual and meditative practices?
Answer: Tantric

Question: Psycho-physical energy is harnessed through what?
Answer: ritual
A particular criticism of the Buddha was Vedic animal sacrifice.[web 18] He also mocked the Vedic "hymn of the cosmic man". However, the Buddha was not anti-Vedic, and declared that the Veda in its true form was declared by "Kashyapa" to certain rishis, who by severe penances had acquired the power to see by divine eyes. He names the Vedic rishis, and declared that the original Veda of the rishis[note 25] was altered by a few Brahmins who introduced animal sacrifices. The Buddha says that it was on this alteration of the true Veda that he refused to pay respect to the Vedas of his time. However, he did not denounce the union with Brahman,[note 26] or the idea of the self uniting with the Self. At the same time, the traditional Hindu itself gradually underwent profound changes, transforming it into what is recognized as early Hinduism.

Question: A criticism the Buddha gave dealing with animals was?
Answer: Vedic animal sacrifice

Question: The Buddha mocked what hymn of the Vedic?
Answer: hymn of the cosmic man

Question: The original Veda of the rishis was altered by a few Brahmins who introduced what?
Answer: animal sacrifices

Question: The Buddha refused to pay respect to who, during their time of animal sacrifice?
Answer: Vedas
According to Tilmann Vetter, the core of earliest Buddhism is the practice of dhyāna. Bronkhorst agrees that dhyana was a Buddhist invention, whereas Norman notes that "the Buddha's way to release [...] was by means of meditative practices." Discriminating insight into transiency as a separate path to liberation was a later development.

Question: What was the earliest Buddhism type?
Answer: dhyana

Question: Buddha's way to release was by means of what type of practices? 
Answer: meditative
According to both Bronkhorst and Anderson, the four truths became a substitution for prajna, or "liberating insight", in the suttas in those texts where "liberating insight" was preceded by the four jhanas. According to Bronkhorst, the four truths may not have been formulated in earliest Buddhism, and did not serve in earliest Buddhism as a description of "liberating insight". Gotama's teachings may have been personal, "adjusted to the need of each person."

Question: Authors Bronkhorst and Anderson claim the four truths bacame a substitution for what?
Answer: prajna

Question: What is prajna called in english?
Answer: liberating insight

Question: Gotamas teachings may have been personal and adjusted to the need of each what?
Answer: person
Not all traditions of Buddhism share the same philosophical outlook, or treat the same concepts as central. Each tradition, however, does have its own core concepts, and some comparisons can be drawn between them. For example, according to one Buddhist ecumenical organization,[web 23] several concepts common to both major Buddhist branches:

Question: Each tradition has its own core what?
Answer: concepts

Question: there are common concepts to both major buddhist branches according to what organization?
Answer: Buddhist ecumenical organization
American Idol employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants' performances. The original judges were record producer and music manager Randy Jackson, pop singer and choreographer Paula Abdul and music executive and manager Simon Cowell. The judging panel for the most recent season consisted of country singer Keith Urban, singer and actress Jennifer Lopez, and jazz singer Harry Connick, Jr. The show was originally hosted by radio personality Ryan Seacrest and comedian Brian Dunkleman, with Seacrest continuing on for the rest of the seasons.

Question: What record producer was an original judge on American Idol?
Answer: Randy Jackson

Question: What comedian was an original host on American Idol? 
Answer: Brian Dunkleman

Question: What actress is a judge on the most current season of American Idol? 
Answer: Jennifer Lopez

Question: Who was a host on all seasons of American Idol?
Answer: Ryan Seacrest

Question: What comedian was an original host on American Idol?
Answer: Brian Dunkleman

Question: What pop singer was an original judge on American Idol?
Answer: Paula Abdul

Question: What actress is a judge on the most current season of American Idol?
Answer: Jennifer Lopez

Question: Which original judge was a record producer and music manager?
Answer: Randy Jackson

Question: Which original judge was a choreographer?
Answer: Paula Abdul

Question: Which original judge was a music executive?
Answer: Simon Cowell

Question: Which judge is a country music singer?
Answer: Keith Urban

Question: Which judge is a jazz singer?
Answer: Harry Connick, Jr.
For an unprecedented eight consecutive years, from the 2003–04 television season through the 2010–11 season, either its performance or result show had been ranked number one in U.S. television ratings. The popularity of American Idol however declined, and on May 11, 2015, Fox announced that the series would conclude its run in its fifteenth season.

Question: What year did FOX announce that American Idol was cancelled?
Answer: 2015

Question: What year did FOX announce the cancellation of American Idol?
Answer: 2015

Question: For how many seasons did American Idol air? 
Answer: 15

Question: How many consecutive years did American Idol been ranked number one in ratings?
Answer: eight

Question: When did Fox announce that American Idol is ending?
Answer: May 11, 2015
In 2001, Fuller, Cowell, and TV producer Simon Jones attempted to sell the Pop Idol format to the United States, but the idea was met with poor response from United States television networks. However, Rupert Murdoch, head of Fox's parent company, was persuaded to buy the show by his daughter Elisabeth, who was a fan of the British show. The show was renamed American Idol: The Search for a Superstar and debuted in the summer of 2002. Cowell was initially offered the job as showrunner but refused; Lythgoe then took over that position. Much to Cowell's surprise, it became one of the hit shows for the summer that year. The show, with the personal engagement of the viewers with the contestants through voting, and the presence of the acid-tongued Cowell as a judge, grew into a phenomenon. By 2004, it had become the most-watched show in the U.S., a position it then held on for seven consecutive seasons.

Question: For how many seasons was American Idol the most watched show in the US?
Answer: seven

Question: What year did American Idol first air on FOX?
Answer: 2002

Question: What year did producers attempt to sell the Pop Idol format in the United States? 
Answer: 2001

Question: Who talked Rupert Murdoch into buying American Idol for FOX?
Answer: his daughter Elisabeth

Question: Who is the head of Fox's parent company?
Answer: Rupert Murdoch

Question: What was Pop Idol renamed to for its American debut?
Answer: American Idol: The Search for a Superstar