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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. Good conduct is seen in Buddhism as auspicious action or _____.

2. Abhidharma captures the very essence of dharma, which means that its sound can almost operate as a _____.

3. The Mahayana view of the universe is that, ultimately, only the _____ is real.

4. The classifying and sorting of experiences is called _____.

5. An awareness of ourselves as thinking subjects is called _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What components, according to Buddhist thought, comprise a world-sphere?

3. How is world contraction described according to the Abhidharma?

4. How is the term 'self' considered meaningless in Buddhism?

5. What is bhavanga?

6. What did the Buddha do after performing the miracle after his awakening?

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

8. What is causal connectedness?

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

10. How does the sense of self spring from delusion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Abhidharma. What does this word mean? How does it appear in texts? What is its significance in Buddhism?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between the Sangha and the state. How did the Sangha relate to kings in history, particularly Asoka?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the ordination ceremony of the Sangha.

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