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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the five hindrances is _____.

2. The sravaka in the Mahayana tradition is a _____.

3. The Buddha of early texts may have been critical of Brahmanical ritual due to the involvement of _____ in these rituals.

4. Nagas are mythical _____.

5. Flowers, incense, and lamps are _____ in modern Buddhism.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Buddha say of the beginning of samsara?

2. Why was vegetarianism not an explicit tenet of early Buddhism? What questions did this bring up?

3. What is the Buddhist view of faith on the cognitive and effective modes?

4. Why is stilling the mind an integral goal of Buddhist meditation?

5. What happens as the path of the bodhisattva progresses?

6. What is the legend of Megha?

7. How is world contraction described according to the Abhidharma?

8. How is the nature of bad action illustrated in Buddhism?

9. Why does the boddhisattva turn away from samsara and yet turn back to the world?

10. What does Nagasena tell the king about the self?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain samasara. What is its role in Buddhism?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the grounds for expulsion from the Sangha. What is the role of sexuality? What is the role of opinion?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the three main activities that the wanderers and ascetics primarily engaged in. Why?

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