List the Four Noble Truths. Explain how they illustrate the practical nature of Buddhist teaching.

What will be an ideal response?


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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Jerusalem was conquered and destroyed by which of the following empires?

A) Babylon B) Assyria C) Persia D) Greece E) Egypt

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In the context of Vajrayana, which of the following deals with passing its teachings secretly from guru to student?

a. Esoteric Buddhism b. Tantric Buddhism c. the Lotus Sutra d. the Platform Sutra

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One points on which Cohen and Regan agree is that to be consistent, those who believe it

is wrong to experiment on animals must also a. maintain that it is wrong to experiment on human volunteers. b. refuse to kill insects or even plants: they must treat all life as absolutely sacred. c. be strict vegetarians and reject the use of animals for sport or recreation. d. reject any distinction between natural and divine. e. deny the existence of any objective moral truths, and embrace moral relativism.

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