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SGI Intro Exam with correct AnswersWhat iikey iipassage iifrom iiNichiren iiDaishonin's iiletter ii"The iiTrue iiAspect iiof iiall
iiPhenomena" iistresses iithe iiimportance iiof iifaith, iipractice, iiand iistudy? ii- iiAnswers ii-
"Both iipractice iiand iistudy iiarise iifrom iifaith" ii(The iiWritings iiof iiNichiren iiDaishonin, iiVol
ii1, iip386)
What iiare iithe iitwo iikey iicomponents iiof iipractice iiin iiNichiren iiBuddhism? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Practice iifor iioneself iiand iifor iiothers
What iido iiwe iicome iito iisee iias iiwe iideepen iiour iifaith iithrough iistudy iifor iiNichiren
iiBuddhism? ii- iiAnswers ii-We iicome iito iisee iiopportunity iiwithin iiour iiproblems iiand
iiobstacles iiand iifortify iiour iiability iito iiovercome iithem
Define: ii"nam," ii"myoho," ii"renge," ii& ii"kyo" ii- iiAnswers ii-To iidedicate iione's iilife, iimystic
iilaw, iilotus iisutra ii(cause iiand iieffect), iisutra/teaching
Rather iithan iibeing iidistinct iirealms iithat iicertain iibeings iiinhabit, iiwhat iiare iithe iiTen
iiWorlds iiaccording iito iithe iiLotus iiSutra? ii- iiAnswers ii-Ten iiWorlds iiare iilife iiconditions
iithat iieveryone iihas iipotential iito iiexperience iiat iiany iitime
In iithe iiconcept iiof iithe iiTen iiWorlds, iiwhat iidifferentiates iithe iifour iinoble iiworlds iifrom
iithe iisix iipaths? ii- iiAnswers ii-Six iipaths iidescribe iistates iiof iilife iieasily iiinfluenced iiby
iiexternal iicircumstances iiwhere iithe iiFour iiNoble iiWorlds iiindicate iilevels iior iistates
iibeyond iithe iisix iipaths iiachieved iithrough iiBuddhist iipractice ii(internal iicircumstances)
How iidoes iiNichiren iidescribe iithe iimeaning iiof ii"attain" iias iiit iipertains iito ii"attaining
iiBuddhahood"? ii- iiAnswers ii-Attain iimeans iito iiopen iior iireveal iithe iiBuddha iinature iithat
iiwe iialready iipossess
Nichiren iiStates, ii"Each iithing--the iicherry, iithe iiplum, iithe iipeach, iithe iidamson--in iiits
iiown iientity, iiwithout iiundergoing iiany iichange, iipossesses iithe iieternally iiendowed
iithree iibodies." iiWhat iidoes iithis iipassage iisuggest iiregarding iithe iiattainment iiof
iiBuddhahood? ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiattainment iiof iiBuddhahood iimeans iiplaying iiinto iiour
iiunique iiinherent iiqualities iiand iileading iia iidynamic iiand iimost iifulfilling iiway iiof iilife
In ii"The iiReal iiAspect iiof iithe iiGohonzon," iiwhat iidoes iiNichiren iiDaishonin iisay iiabout
iiseeking iithe iiGohonzon? ii- iiAnswers ii-Never iiseek iithe iiGohonzon iioutside iiyourself.
iiThe iiGohonzon iiexists iionly iiwhen iithe iimortal iiflesh iiof iiorindary iipeople iiwho iiembrace
iithe iiLotus iiSutra iiand iichant iiNam-myoho-renge-kyo
, Today, iithe iiSGI iihas iiembraced iithe iiGohonzon iias iiNichiren iitruly iiintended. iiWhat
iidoes iiNichiren iisay iiabout ii"this iigreat iimandala"? ii- iiAnswers ii-Believe iiin iithe iimandala
iiwith iiall iiyour iiheart. ii"Banner iiof iipropagation" iiof iiBuddhist iiteachings iithat iican iilead
iihumankind iito iipeace iiand iihappiness
Through iichanting iiNam-myoho-renge-kyo, iihow iido iiwe iiproduce iithe iimost iimeaningful
iiresults iior iirewards? ii- iiAnswers ii-We iiproduce iithe iimost iimeaningful iiresults iior
iirewards iithrough iichanting iiNam-myoho-renge-kyo iiaccompanied iiby iiaction iior iieffort
In ii"The iiThree iiKinds iiof iiTreasures," iiwhat iidoes iiNichiren iiinstruct iiShijo iiKingo iito iido
iiin iidealing iiwith iijealous iicolleagues, iisome iiof iiwhom iihad iispread iirumors iiand iifalse
iireports iiabout iihim ii? ii- iiAnswers ii-Kingo iistrove iito iiact iiwith iisincerity iiand iiintegrity
In iithe iisame iiletter, iiwhat iidoes iiNichiren iisay iito iiShijo iiKingo iiabout iithe iisignificance
iior iipurpose iiof iiBuddhism? ii- iiAnswers ii-The iientire iisignificance iior iipurpose iiof
iiBuddhism iilies iiin iithe iiBuddha's ii"behavior iias iia iihuman iibeing" iito iifundamentally
iirespect iiall iipeople
Nichiren iiBuddhism iiexists iito iienable iipeople iito iichange iitheir iikarma iiand iibecome
iitruly iihappy. iiWhat iiis iikarma? ii- iiAnswers ii-Karma iiis iithe iiaccumulation iiof iiactions
iifrom iiprevious iiexistences iithat iiremain iidormant iiwithin iius iiuntil iithey iiappear iias
iieffects iiin iithis iilifetime
Describe iithe iiprocess iiof iichanging iikarma iiin iiNichiren iiBuddhism. ii- iiAnswers ii-
practice, iiuphold, iiprotect, iiand iiteach iithe iicorrect iiMystic iiLaw iito iimany iipeople iifor iithe
iisake iiof iipeople's iihappiness
How iidoes iiNichiren iiBuddhism iiview iiobstacles, iisufferings iiand iinegative iiinfluences
iithat iiarise iiin iithe iicourse iiof iiworking iifor iikosen-rufu? ii- iiAnswers ii-View iiobstacles,
iisufferings, iiand iinegative iiinfluences iias iibenefits iibecause iiwe iinaturally iicarry iiout iithe
iiprocess iiof ii"lessening iiour iikarmic iiretribution"
What iiis iithe iiprinciple iiof ii"lessening iikarmic iiretribution"? ii- iiAnswers ii-"transforming iithe
iiheavy iiand iireceiving iiit iilightly" iiThrough iithe iibenefit iiof iidevoting iiourselves iiand
iiteaching iiothers iito iithe iiMystic iiLaw iiwe iirid iiourselves iiof iibad iikarma iiby iiviewing
iidifficulties iias iiopportunities
Compare iithe iiprinciple iiof ii"voluntarily iiassuming iithe iiappropriate iikarma" iiwith iithat iiof
ii"changing iikarma iiinto iimission" ii- iiAnswers ii-One iimust iifirst ii"change iikarma iiinto
iimission," iithen iithey iihave ii"voluntarily iiassumed iithe iiappropriate iikarma." iiOne iimust
iifirst iibe iian iiexample/inspiration iithrough iiactions iiin iiorder iito iiteach iiothers iithe
iiprinciples iiof iithe iiLotus iiSutra iiand iisave iithem iifrom iisuffering
voluntarily iiassuming iithe iiappropriate iikarma ii- iiAnswers ii-Bodhisativas ii(who iiout iiof
iicompassion) iichoose iito iibe iiborn iiinto iian iiage iiof iievil iito iiteach iipeople iithe iiprinciples
iiof iithe iiLotus iiSutra iiand iisave iithem iifrom iisuffering
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