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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. Though the precise form of the earliest Buddhist devotions is unclear, it is know that they revolved around the worship of _____.

2. Where did the Buddha sit twenty-one days after his awakening?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nagasena tell the king about the self?

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

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

4. What is causal connectedness?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of dharma. How does this relate to Buddhism?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of merit or karma in Buddhism. How does this affect the conduct of the Buddhist? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the grounds for expulsion from the Sangha. What is the role of sexuality? What is the role of opinion?

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