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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. What are stupas?

2. The word bodhi means _____.

3. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from false _____.

4. There are _____ Nikayas.

5. One of the noble truths regarding the origin of suffering is the _____ existence.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the general Buddhist and Indian world view concerning life and death?

2. What is the psychological relationship of aversion to craving?

3. How was the Rig Veda communicated orally?

4. What language did the Buddha use to communicate his ideas and why?

5. Why has the prominence of the ancient oral traditions concerning Buddhism changed?

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

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

8. What is the precursor to the Indian caste system?

9. How were the first Buddhist nuns acknowledged? What was the reaction of the Buddha to this?

10. Why does the Buddhist saint not harm living creatures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Theraveda tradition of Buddhism. Where is it practiced? How does it relate in doctrine and practice to ancient Buddhism?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Indian renouncer tradition. What do people who undertake this tradition do? Why do they do this?

Essay Topic 3

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

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