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

2. The notion of self is born of _____.

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

4. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.

5. The Milindapanha records the meeting of a Buddhist monk and the local _____ king, Milinda or Menander.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the wheel of becoming?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is dependent arising?

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

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

10. What is the Buddhist view of faith on the cognitive and effective modes?

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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