Bonus
Four phrases from the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment are included in a collection of 100 of these texts, the Book of Equanimity. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these texts collected in The Gateless Gate. “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” is an example of these short dialogues popular in Zen Buddhism.
ANSWER: koans [or gong’an; or hwadu; prompt on lessons or parables]
[10m] A koan from the Book of Equanimity simply consists of a quote from this text about being “despised” by “the people of this world.” This text consists of a dialogue between Buddha and his disciple Subhūti about how reality is illusory.
ANSWER: Diamond Sutra [or Vajra Sutra; or Vajracchedika Sutra; or Vajra Cutter Sutra]
[10h] In another koan from the Book of Equanimity, Sozan compares this concept to “a well looking at a donkey.” Sodh Candasaro founded a Thai tradition named for this concept, which is grouped with two other aspects of being that are named for sambhoga and nirmana.
ANSWER: dharmakaya [or dhammakaya; or fashen; or hosshin; or the dharma body; accept the truth body or reality body; prompt on bodies; prompt on dharma; prompt on the trikaya]
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| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
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| 1 | 58 | 11.38 | 81% | 29% | 3% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 10.00 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 3.33 | 33% | 0% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 3.33 | 33% | 0% | 0% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 67% | 17% |
| North | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 8.00 | 60% | 20% | 0% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 10 | 11.00 | 100% | 10% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 8 | 13.75 | 88% | 38% | 13% |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 10.00 | 67% | 33% | 0% |