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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. Buddhism does not involve the belief in a _____.

2. The author's aim in writing the book was to act as a _____ for the principles of Buddhism.

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

4. What did W.C. Peppe find when he was digging on his estate in India?

5. When was W.C. Peppe digging on his estate in India?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is food addressed in the Vinaya?

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

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

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

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

8. What is a bhiksu and how is this different from an upasampada?

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

10. Why is stealing not permitted by a monk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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