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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. The book looks at what is _____ in the three schools of Buddhist thought.

2. The tradition of Mahayana Buddhism found in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam is called _____ Buddhism.

3. Edward Conze pointed out that it took over two thousand years and a couple of Western converts to provide Buddhism with a _____.

4. The Theravading Vinaya specifies that the candidate for pravrajya must be old enough to _____.

5. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from using _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the responsibility of a Buddha regarding teaching?

2. What does the author say is the 'textbook' view of Buddhism?

3. What is the significance of celibacy in the life of a monk?

4. What does the author say about the nature of Buddhism's influence on the world?

5. Who are the four great authorities in Buddhism? Why would a monk go to them?

6. What are some of the features of Tibetan Buddhism?

7. How does the author feel he acts as a spokesman for Buddhism?

8. Why does the author believe that there is some basis in history for the existence of the Buddha?

9. How did the Buddha respond when Malunkya said he would stop training with him if he didn't answer the ten undetermined questions?

10. Why does the author say that he wrote this book on Buddhism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the life of the Buddha. What sort of family did he come from? How did he become the Buddha?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the brahmanical tradition. Where did the people who founded this tradition in India come from? What effect did they have on Indian society?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the oral tradition of Buddhism. Why is it considered an oral tradition?

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