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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Summary

TournamentEditionHeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
California2025-02-01310.0067%33%0%
Florida2025-02-0133.3333%0%0%
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-0163.3333%0%0%
Midwest2025-02-01618.33100%67%17%
North2025-02-01310.00100%0%0%
Northeast2025-02-01514.00100%40%0%
Overflow2025-02-0158.0060%20%0%
South Central2025-02-01220.00100%100%0%
Southeast2025-02-01415.00100%50%0%
UK2025-02-011011.00100%10%0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01813.7588%38%13%
Upstate NY2025-02-01310.0067%33%0%