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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 earliest Buddhist sources state that the future Buddha was born with the name _____.

3. There is a Pali version of the Nikayama/Agama and a _____ translation contained in the Tripitaka.

4. There are _____ Nikayas.

5. What does the word duhkha mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What are the Nikayas/Agamas?

8. Why is stealing not permitted by a monk?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain nirvana in Buddhism. What is this? How is it reached?

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 role of the lay community in Buddhism. What is the role of financial support in the relationship between Buddhism and the lay community?

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