{"id":1528,"date":"2015-03-03T09:04:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T09:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/?page_id=1528"},"modified":"2015-03-19T06:08:55","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T06:08:55","slug":"chapter03","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/course\/chapter03\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Shin Buddhism in Modern Culture<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Chapter 3 &#8211;\u00a0The Mahayana Background: The Sword of Wisdom<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbschawaii.org%2Fshindharmanet%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2015%2F03%2F03_Chapter-Three.pdf&hl=en_US&embedded=true\" class=\"gde-frame\" style=\"width:100%; height:500px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<p class=\"gde-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/03_Chapter-Three.pdf\" class=\"gde-link\">Download (PDF, 75KB)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Multiple Choice Questions<br \/>\n<\/strong><div class=\"mcq-main flat\"><ul class=\"mcq-questions-list\"><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">1. Shinran\u2019s teachings are based on which of the following?<\/div><div class=\"question-hint\"><\/div><ul class=\"ans-list\" ><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"1\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[1]\" value=\"1\">Theravada Buddhism<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"1\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[1]\" value=\"2\">Mahayana Buddhism<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"1\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[1]\" value=\"3\">Path of Sages<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">2. The aim of the teachings and practices of the Buddha was to:<\/div><div class=\"question-hint\"><\/div><ul class=\"ans-list\" ><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"2\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[2]\" value=\"1\">break through self-deceptions<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"2\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[2]\" value=\"2\">seek happiness for one\u2019s self alone<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"2\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[2]\" value=\"3\">attain material and personal benefit<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">3. The self-renewing principle of Buddhism is:<\/div><div class=\"question-hint\"><\/div><ul class=\"ans-list\" ><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"3\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[3]\" value=\"1\">a fixed dogma<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"3\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[3]\" value=\"2\">a dependence on deities<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"3\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[3]\" value=\"3\">the doctrine of the Void (Sunyata)<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">4. Early Buddhism criticized our attachments to:<\/div><div class=\"question-hint\"><\/div><ul class=\"ans-list\" ><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"4\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[4]\" value=\"1\">the thought process itself<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"4\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[4]\" value=\"2\">the physical and social elements of life<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"4\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[4]\" value=\"3\">the Buddha<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">5. All Buddhist Mahayana schools try to trace their lineage through:<\/div><div class=\"question-hint\"><\/div><ul class=\"ans-list\" ><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"5\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[5]\" value=\"1\">Nagarjuna<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"5\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[5]\" value=\"2\">Honen<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"5\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[5]\" value=\"3\">Dogen<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">6. The story of the father who saves his children from the burning house portrays the Principle of:<\/div><div class=\"question-hint\"><\/div><ul class=\"ans-list\" ><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"6\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[6]\" value=\"1\">the Universality of Salvation<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"6\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[6]\" value=\"2\">the One Vehicle<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"6\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[6]\" value=\"3\">Karma<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">7. By calling Buddhism \u2014 Mahayana Buddhism, in particular \u2014 a \u201creforming tradition,\u201d we mean that:<\/div><div class=\"question-hint\"><\/div><ul class=\"ans-list\" ><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"7\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[7]\" value=\"1\">Buddhism\u2019s goal is to reform other traditions<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"7\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[7]\" value=\"2\">Buddhism is a tradition that resists reform<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"7\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[7]\" value=\"3\">Buddhism has a built-in spirit of criticism and reform<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><div  class=\"mcq-submit\" mcq-id=\"1539\">Submit<\/div><div  class=\"mcq-result\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Thought Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>1. The title of this chapter is The Mahayana Background: The Sword of Wisdom.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0In what ways can this aspect of Buddhism be applied to the problems in religion and society that we face today?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>2. Why is it important to continuously cut through our illusions, to continuously seek deeper truths?<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0What is it that makes Buddhism such an ongoing process of realization?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>3. The Buddhist leaders that came out of the Kamakura Era challenged the status quo and reformed the traditions of the past.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0What happens if people do not continue to challenge their religious traditions? What happens when people do not, from time to time, question and revise\/reform their traditions?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shin Buddhism in Modern Culture Chapter 3 &#8211;\u00a0The Mahayana Background: The Sword of Wisdom Multiple Choice Questions Thought Questions 1. 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