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1
What is chanting the name of the Buddha an expression of?
hope
appreciation
love
gratitude and faith
2
What does Amitabha mean?
Liberation
Immeasurable light
Constant light
Bright light
3
How many ideas did Shin Ran teach?
3
2
8
4
4
How can nembutsu be recited?
It can only be silently recited.
It can only be verbally recited
It can be verbally or silently recited.
5
Everyone including the lay can achieve enlightenment and there is no need for monastic practices.
True
False
6
How can nembutsu pose a risk of passivity?
As it doesn't apply to lay Buddhists.
As people may be unaware of what nembutsu means as a concept.
As salvation is guaranteed by a single recitation.
7
Shin Ran believed we're too deluded and karmically burdened to succeed by ourselves.
False
True
8
What type of buddhism is jodo shinshu a form of?
mahayana buddhism
theravada buddhism
vajrayana buddhism
pure land buddhism
9
Where will people who call on Amitabha for help be reborn?
Earth
Hungry ghost
Hell realm
The pure land
10
How is nembutsu usually recited?
"I take refuge in the dharma".
"I take refuge in the Buddha".
“I take refuge in Amitābha Buddha.”
"I take refuge in the sangha".
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What is saying ‘Namu Amida Butsu’ an expression of?
Gratitude for Amida’s saving grace, which is already granted through faith.
Appreciation for the Buddha's teachings.
Gratitude for the 3 lakshanas.
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What is nembutsu the concentration of?
Concentration on achieving nirvana (enlightenment).
Concentration of the Buddha & his virtues or recitation of his name.
Concentration of the Buddha's idea of no self (anatta).
Concentration on understanding the nature of suffering (dukkha).
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Where is nembutsu commonly practiced?
at deathbeds
at parties
at christmas
14
What primal vow does ShinRan say we should completely trust and rely on?
The four noble truths.
The 5 primary precepts.
Amida Buddha's primal vow.
The eightfold path.
15
The pure land is an ideal realm for attaining enlightenment.
True
False
