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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. Suffering, its recognition, making, and the path out of it are all ___________, as are the Four Noble Truths.

2. The Fourth Noble Truth is recognizing that the Eightfold Path of Right View, Thinking, Speech, Action, Livelihood, Diligence, Mindfulness and Concentration can do what?

3. Siddhartha Gutama sat under a bodhi tree and vowed not to get up until when?

4. Which turning of the Fourth Noble Truth is the recognition that we are practicing to transform our difficulties and ceasing to ingest pain-causing nutriments?

5. _____________ come with right diligence and mindfulness training.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are vitark and vichara? When are they no longer present?

2. What does Buddha think of perception?

3. Describe the third turning of the wheel of Dharma.

4. What is Right Diligence or Effort?

5. What comes with right diligence and mindfulness training?

6. Why do we suffer?

7. What does the author say about the Discourse on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness?

8. What does Hahn suggest we do about our habit energies?

9. What comprises Buddhism?

10. How is conscious or mindful breathing important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are Three Doors of Liberation.

Part 1) What are these Three Doors of Liberation? How are they opened by the Dharma Seals?

Part 2) How do these Doors compare to other aspects of Buddhism?

Part 3) Are these required to be truly liberated and joyful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

There are Five Aggregates.

Part 1) What are the Five Aggregates? Do you agree that these Five Aggregates make up a human being? Why or why not?

Part 2) How are these Five Aggregates tied together? How do they help bind the other principles of Buddhism together?

Part 3) How might this knowledge of the self affect you? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Concentration is not to ignore suffering but to be deeply present.

Part 1) What is your definition of concentration? How does it compare to this definition?

Part 2) According to this book, what types of concentration exist? What is the purpose of all these types of concentration and various levels?

Part 3) how is concentration connected to other aspects of Buddhism? How does it lead Nirvana and paradise?

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