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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 Buddha apparently approved of worship at _____.

2. In terms of karma, one's state of mind is important and constitutes a _____.

3. A _____ is a being from a lower realm of existence in Buddhist cosmology.

4. Karma is a being's _____ of body, speech, and mind.

5. _____ is the beginning of the Buddhist path.

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the lower and higher realms of existence different from each other in Buddhism?

2. What are the five precepts of the lay followers in Buddhism?

3. How is faith compared to a gem and a stream in Buddhism?

4. What is the wheel of becoming?

5. What is dependent arising?

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

7. How are the thirty-one levels of existence classified? Who resides in these realms?

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

9. What is bhavanga?

10. What attitudes do the Mahayana sutras display toward the bodhisattva?

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

Explain the concept of dharma. How does this relate to Buddhism?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of suffering in Buddhism. What are the three kinds of suffering? What is the significance of each one in Buddhism?

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