Tulane Buddhism Hans Gruenig Final Exam Fall 2019 with complete solution
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Tulane Buddhism Hans Gruenig
Tulane Buddhism Hans Gruenig Final Exam Fall 2019 with complete solution
In the Lumbini grove in Kapilavastu on the Indian-Nepalese border.
Where was Siddhartha born?
563 BCE
When was Siddhartha born?
483 BCE
When did Siddhartha die?
He was given some bad food and died
How did Siddhartha ...
Tulane Buddhism Hans Gruenig Final Exam Fall 2019
with complete solution
In the Lumbini grove in Kapilavastu on the Indian-Nepalese border.
Where was Siddhartha born?
563 BCE
When was Siddhartha born?
483 BCE
When did Siddhartha die?
He was given some bad food and died
How did Siddhartha die?
That he would either be a king or a great teacher.
What was the prediction about Siddhartha's life?
Decrepit old man, severely ill man, corpse being carried to the funeral pyre,
wandering ascetic. Siddhartha realized that everyone dies and joined the
ascetics.
What are the four signs? Why were they significant?
Alara Kalama and Uddaka Ramaputta
Who were two of the Buddha's teachers in his quest for englightenment?
Six Years
How long did Siddhartha strive before awakening?
Striver
What does Sramana mean literally?
Spiritual/forest ascetics.
Who were the sramanas?
Practice of austerities, Cultivation of meditative techniques, Development of
various philosophical views.
What three activities categorized the sramanas?
9
How many jhanas are there?
Bliss
What characterizes the first jhana?
Discursive thought gone, bliss attenuated, joy
What characterizes the second jhana?
Contentment
What characterizes the third jhana?
Deep peace
What characterizes the fourth jhana?
Sphere of Infinite Space
What characterizes the fifth jhana?
Base of infinite consciousness
What characterizes the sixth jhana?
Nothingness
What characterizes the seventh jhana?
Neither perception nor non-perception
, What characterizes the eighth jhana?
Actually not called the ninth jhana, but rather "nirodha samapatti." It is the
cessation of perception and feeling. It is sometimes termed nirvana and
sometimes not.
What characterizes the ninth jhana?
None; it is where most people live their lives
What jhanas are in the desire realm?
1-4, Form/Material Realm
What jhanas are in the Rupa jhanas? What does Rupa mean?
5-8, Formless/Immaterial Realm
What jhanas are in the Arupa Jhanas? What does Arupa mean?
2nd Jhana
By which jhana does inner talk/thought imagery become blank?
4th jhana
By which jhana do emotion sensations become blank?
4th jhana
By which jhana do physical body sensations become very subtle?
Personification of the terrible hold the senses and the mind can have on the
world. Assaulted the Buddha with his armies under the Bodhi tree. Mara is the
personification of lobha, dosa, and moha.
What is Mara?
"The personification of compassion." He asked the Buddha to teach the dharma
(the true underlying nature of things)
Who is Brahma Sahampati? What role did he play in Siddhartha's trajectory?
45 years
How long did the Buddha teach for?
"Bliss." Buddha's assistant and right-hand man. He was crucial after the
Budhha's death in spreading the Buddha's teachings. He does no
Who was Ananda?
Skillful view
Skillful intention
Skillful speech
Skillful action
Skillful livelihood
Skillful effort
Skillful mindfulness
Skillful concentration
What are the eight folds of the eightfold path?
Wisdom; Skillful view and skillful intention
What is Pañña and what does it encompass?
Behavior; Skillful speech, Skillful action, Skillful livelihood
What is Sila and what does it encompass?
Awareness training; Skillful effort, Skillful mindfulness, Skillful concentration
What is Samadhi and what does it encompass?
1. Symptom- There is dukkha
2. Diagnosis- Dukkha has a cause
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