A Christian, a Muslim and a Buddhist die and arrive at the Gate of Heaven. An 

angel (or diva) stops them and asks, "Why do you come here? Can you tell me the 

reasons why you are allowed to enter Heaven?" 

The Christian replies, "My ancestors disobeyed God, and I sinned all my life: 

I killed, I lied, I cheated my wife and I was greedy. However, Jesus died for me 

and all my sins are forgiven. So I deserved to enter Heaven."

"OK," replies the Angel. "Sounds good, but I must give you an entrance 

examination before you can enter." The Christian promptly agrees and the Angel 

asks him: "How do you spell God?" It is an easy question, and the Christian 

passes through the Gate.

Next came the Muslim, who says, "I had not done any good or evil things during 

my life but I was very devout. I prayed to God five times a day. So, I too 

should enter Heaven." The Angel replies, "It sounds OK to me, but I have to give 

you a test also. How do you spell Allah?" The Muslim passed the test.

Finally, it is the Buddhist's turn, who tells the Angel, "I had done all the 

good things in my life and I followed Buddha's five precepts: I never killed, I 

donated to charities, I meditated every day, and I never cheated my boss or my 

customers." The Angel replies, "That is very good, but there are no exceptions. 

You must pass the entrance test also in order to get in." Thinking that the test 

should be simple, he agrees to take the test. 

The Angel then asks him: "How to spell Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva?