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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. Why does Tseten not want to go to a nearby monetary?

2. Name one of the five ways to attain enlightenment?

3. Name Dzogchen's two fundamental processes?

4. What is the English word for bardos?

5. How does the Dalai Lama claim a person can minimize the consequences of death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Dalai Lama's views on death?

2. What are the two certainties of death?

3. What does Sogyal claim fear of death comes from?

4. What does the name Rinpoche mean?

5. Why does Khyentse chuckle when Tseten passes away?

6. What does the Dalai Lama introduce in his foreward?

7. How can one find their own spiritual path?

8. Decribe Sogyal's childhood.

9. What attributes should a master have?

10. What was Sogyul's relationship with Samten?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rinpoche's book looks at what he calls the four bandos.

1) What are the four bandos and how do they relate to Buddhism?

2) How can one use each of the bandos to develop a more positive attitude towards life?

Essay Topic 2

What is samsara? How can one get away from it to improve their life?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book Rinpoche states the importance of having a master.

1) What did Rinpoche's master teach him that he took forward in life.

2) How can Rinpoche use his master's teachings to pursue his own individual path.

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