Buddhist Scripture: Pali Canon/Tripitaka, The Heart Sutra and The lotus Sutra

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What School of Buddhism is the Pali Canon from?
Theravadin
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What is the Pali Canon also known as (In the Mahayana tradition)?
The Tripitaka
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What does the Pali Canon known as in Western Society?
The Three Baskets
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How many books does the Pali Canon contain ?
32
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When do people think the Pali Canon was composed?
Around 483 BCE- The first Buddhist council.
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What three issues may affect the importance of the Pali Canon?
Authorship, Language and Versions.
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What sections is the Pali Canon split into?
Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, Abhidhamma Pitaka
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What sections is the Vinaya Pitaka split into?
Suttavibhanga, Khandhaka
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What sections is the Sutta Pitaka split into?
Digha Nikaya, Majjhima Nikaya, Samyutta Nikaya, Angutlara Nikaya, Khudakka Nikaya.
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What School of Buddhism is The Heart Sutra from?
Mahayana
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What is The Heart Sutras Sanskrit title?
Prajnaparamitahridaya
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What is The Heart Sutra's English translation?
The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom
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What does Hirdaya mean?
Heart. But the Sutra means the mind
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What Sutra does The Heart Sutra summarise?
The Diamond Sutra
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What does Prajnaparamita mean?
Consciousness. Arriving on the other shore.
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What are the themes of The Heart Sutra?
Emptiness, Personal Emancipation, Release from Suffering, Conventional Reality vs Ultimate Reality
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Which theme does Sunyata link to ?
Emptiness
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Briefly explain Sunyata.
Anatta does not fo far enough for Mahayanists. Sunyata explains that we are all broken down into dharmas, which are the building blocks of reality, yet dharamas are also empty and make up each other.
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What school of Buddhism does The Lotus Sutra come from?
Mahayana
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When were the four strata of The Lotus Sutra compiled?
Between the 1st century BCE and 150 CE in India
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What is the original language of The Lotus Sutra?
Sanskrit
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Who was a famous translator of The Lotus Sutra?
Kumarajiva
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What does The Lotus Sutra Emphasise ?
Devotion and With in Buddhahood
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Sum up The Parable of the Burning House.
A house on fire. Kids inside, Dad outside. Dad shouts kids but they ignore him. He shouts to them there are toys outside. They run out. Instead of toys, there are carts full of precious stones.
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Unpack the meaning of the characters.
Dad=Buddha, House=Samsara. Children= Sentient beings, Jewels=Nirvana, Animals= Early Buddhist teachings.
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