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The Mahayana Sutras

Description: The Mahayana Sutras are a collection of sacred texts in Buddhism that are believed to have been spoken by the Buddha. These sutras contain teachings on various aspects of Buddhism, including the nature of reality, the path to enlightenment, and the bodhisattva ideal. This quiz will test your knowledge of the Mahayana Sutras.
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What is the central teaching of the Mahayana Sutras?

  1. The Four Noble Truths

  2. The Eightfold Path

  3. The Bodhisattva Ideal

  4. The Middle Way

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Bodhisattva Ideal is the central teaching of the Mahayana Sutras. It is the idea that a bodhisattva is a person who has vowed to achieve enlightenment not only for themselves, but for all beings.

What is the bodhisattva ideal?

  1. To achieve enlightenment for oneself and all beings

  2. To renounce all worldly possessions and live a life of poverty

  3. To practice the six perfections

  4. To follow the Eightfold Path

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The bodhisattva ideal is to achieve enlightenment not only for oneself, but for all beings. This means that a bodhisattva is willing to postpone their own enlightenment in order to help others.

What are the six perfections?

  1. Generosity, patience, morality, effort, concentration, and wisdom

  2. Faith, hope, love, joy, peace, and patience

  3. Truthfulness, non-violence, non-stealing, non-adultery, and non-possessiveness

  4. Right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, and right effort

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The six perfections are generosity, patience, morality, effort, concentration, and wisdom. These are the qualities that a bodhisattva must develop in order to achieve enlightenment.

What is the Prajnaparamita Sutra?

  1. A sutra that teaches the perfection of wisdom

  2. A sutra that teaches the bodhisattva ideal

  3. A sutra that teaches the Four Noble Truths

  4. A sutra that teaches the Eightfold Path

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Prajnaparamita Sutra is a sutra that teaches the perfection of wisdom. It is one of the most important sutras in the Mahayana tradition.

What is the Lotus Sutra?

  1. A sutra that teaches the equality of all beings

  2. A sutra that teaches the bodhisattva ideal

  3. A sutra that teaches the Four Noble Truths

  4. A sutra that teaches the Eightfold Path

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Lotus Sutra is a sutra that teaches the equality of all beings. It is one of the most popular sutras in the Mahayana tradition.

What is the Vimalakirti Sutra?

  1. A sutra that teaches the bodhisattva ideal

  2. A sutra that teaches the perfection of wisdom

  3. A sutra that teaches the Four Noble Truths

  4. A sutra that teaches the Eightfold Path

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Vimalakirti Sutra is a sutra that teaches the bodhisattva ideal. It is one of the most important sutras in the Mahayana tradition.

What is the Avatamsaka Sutra?

  1. A sutra that teaches the bodhisattva ideal

  2. A sutra that teaches the perfection of wisdom

  3. A sutra that teaches the Four Noble Truths

  4. A sutra that teaches the Eightfold Path

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Avatamsaka Sutra is a sutra that teaches the bodhisattva ideal. It is one of the most important sutras in the Mahayana tradition.

What is the Lankavatara Sutra?

  1. A sutra that teaches the bodhisattva ideal

  2. A sutra that teaches the perfection of wisdom

  3. A sutra that teaches the Four Noble Truths

  4. A sutra that teaches the Eightfold Path

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Lankavatara Sutra is a sutra that teaches the bodhisattva ideal. It is one of the most important sutras in the Mahayana tradition.

What is the Surangama Sutra?

  1. A sutra that teaches the bodhisattva ideal

  2. A sutra that teaches the perfection of wisdom

  3. A sutra that teaches the Four Noble Truths

  4. A sutra that teaches the Eightfold Path

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Surangama Sutra is a sutra that teaches the bodhisattva ideal. It is one of the most important sutras in the Mahayana tradition.

What is the Mahaparinirvana Sutra?

  1. A sutra that teaches the bodhisattva ideal

  2. A sutra that teaches the perfection of wisdom

  3. A sutra that teaches the Four Noble Truths

  4. A sutra that teaches the Eightfold Path

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Mahaparinirvana Sutra is a sutra that teaches the bodhisattva ideal. It is one of the most important sutras in the Mahayana tradition.

What is the Amitabha Sutra?

  1. A sutra that teaches the bodhisattva ideal

  2. A sutra that teaches the perfection of wisdom

  3. A sutra that teaches the Four Noble Truths

  4. A sutra that teaches the Pure Land

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Amitabha Sutra is a sutra that teaches the Pure Land. It is one of the most popular sutras in the Mahayana tradition.

What is the Pure Land?

  1. A realm of existence where bodhisattvas are born

  2. A realm of existence where all beings are free from suffering

  3. A realm of existence where all beings are equal

  4. A realm of existence where all beings are enlightened

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Pure Land is a realm of existence where all beings are free from suffering. It is a place where all beings can achieve enlightenment.

Who is Amitabha Buddha?

  1. The Buddha of the Pure Land

  2. The Buddha of the Western Paradise

  3. The Buddha of Compassion

  4. The Buddha of Wisdom

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitabha Buddha is the Buddha of the Pure Land. He is the one who created the Pure Land and who helps beings to be born there.

What is the practice of Nianfo?

  1. The practice of reciting the name of Amitabha Buddha

  2. The practice of meditating on Amitabha Buddha

  3. The practice of visualizing Amitabha Buddha

  4. The practice of bowing to Amitabha Buddha

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The practice of Nianfo is the practice of reciting the name of Amitabha Buddha. It is a simple but powerful practice that can help beings to be born in the Pure Land.

What is the goal of the Mahayana Sutras?

  1. To achieve enlightenment for oneself and all beings

  2. To renounce all worldly possessions and live a life of poverty

  3. To practice the six perfections

  4. To follow the Eightfold Path

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The goal of the Mahayana Sutras is to achieve enlightenment for oneself and all beings. This is the bodhisattva ideal.

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