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1
The word Nirvana means ___________.
having the ego-self extinguished
a heavenly world of peace and love between people
clear rational understanding of the laws of the universe
an exalted state in which one becomes a god/goddess
2
The teaching of Anatman is
there is no Individual self
one of self-realization
free, unmerited grace
one of individuation
3
According to Buddhist thought, human beings are made up of
Four Noble Truths
Four Virtues
Five Skandas
Six lokas
4
Nagarjuna taught that
Three Buddha Bodies
Nirvana is here and now
Mind-only
Philosophical Idealism
5
Vajrayana or Tibetan Buddhism has some elements of
Zen Buddhism
political ideology
is nearly identical to Thervada
Shamanism
6
Tantric Buddhism sometimes
is also known as the Teaching of the Elders
is very conservative
uses sexual practices as shock therapy
Emphasizes the pure grace of a Bodhisattva
7
Mayahana Buddhism is predominant in
Sri Lanka
Myanmar
China and Japan
India
8
Theravada Buddhism means
The Greater Vehicle
The Wisdom of the East
The Pure Land
The Path of the Elders
9
Buddhism can be characterized as having an underlying _______ orientation
Psychological
Therapeutic
Millennarian
Biological
10
According to Vajrayana Buddhism
One must avoid extremes
Nothing Intrinsically evil
Ultimate reality is a void
the Buddha was just a man
11
In PURE LAND Buddhism, the Bodhisattva who imparts grace is known as
Lao Tze
Durga
Daosheng
Amitabha
12
In Mayahana Buddhism, Devas are
Angry and raging demonic beings
inhabitants of hell
Hungry ghosts who are enslaved to apetites
god-like beings in a paradise
13
Each of the Four Noble Truths focuses on the problem of __________.
suffering
hate
fate
ignorance
14
Tibetan Buddhism is part of the __________ branch of world Buddhism.
Chan
Theravada
Mahayana
Vajrayana