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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. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.

2. The sravaka in the Mahayana tradition is a _____.

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

4. In the Mahayana tradition, sutras set out the stages of the _____.

5. A Tathagata teaches that _____ has a beautiful beginning, a beautiful middle, and a beautiful ending.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is causal connectedness?

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

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

4. What miracle did the Buddha perform after his awakening?

5. Why does the boddhisattva turn away from samsara and yet turn back to the world?

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

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

8. Why was vegetarianism not an explicit tenet of early Buddhism? What questions did this bring up?

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

10. How is faith compared to a gem and a stream in 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 Mahayana tradition of Buddhism. How does it relate to the Theraveda tradition of Buddhism? How did it originate? Who practices this form of Buddhism?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the ordination ceremony of the Sangha.

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