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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. Samsara is _____.

2. _____ is the beginning of the Buddhist path.

3. After his awakening, the Buddha was thought to still have an attachment to the _____ of awakening.

4. The implications when using the word 'I' in a sentence is that it is a _____.

5. To whom did the Buddha teach dharma after he performed the miracle after his awakening?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the wheel of becoming?

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

3. How is the nature of bad action illustrated in Buddhism?

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

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

6. What is dependent arising?

7. What is the legend of Megha?

8. What is bhavanga?

9. Why is stilling the mind an integral goal of Buddhist meditation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the role of nuns in Buddhism. How did women come to be a part of this tradition?

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

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