How Empty Are You?
Emptiness in Buddhist philosophy
- 1.Which best describes emptiness?
- A.
Nihilism
- B.
Nothingness
- C.
Somethingness
- D.
Somewhere in between B and C
- 2.True or False: Plato is an advocate of Buddhist philosophy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Which of the following is the Sanskrit for 'Emptiness'?
- A.
Sunhatya
- B.
Sunyata
- C.
Sunahata
- D.
Sunyatha
- 4.Who is the author of the MMK, who's positions on emptiness include examples shown in Motion and Fire and Fuel? (omit accents)
- 5.Emptiness means phenomena are dependently arisen so it is a combination of things which determines the identity of an object.
- A.
Yes, I agree with the above statement.
- B.
Maybe, I partly agree with the above statement. Emptiness is dependently arisen but also can exist inherently, for example fuel can exist without fire.
- C.
No, I disagree with the above statement. Emptiness means that phenomena have their own intrinsic existence, that's why it's called empty because they can exist on their own without anything else.
- 6.Why Emptiness?
- A.
To help Buddhists on the path to Enlightenment
- B.
To help Buddhists step closer towards escaping the cycle of Samsara and alleviate suffering
- C.
What's the point in thinking everything is empty?
- 7.On the videos page, a Lama speaks about the emptiness of what household item?
- A.
Flask
- B.
Mug
- C.
Cup
- D.
Vacuum
- 8.The 5 Skandhas are made up of which things?
- A.
Form, sensations, perceptions, mental formations and consciousness
- B.
Form, sensations, eyesight, brain capacity, consciousness
- C.
Form, feelings, perceptions, brain capacity, awareness
- D.
Look, read, cover, write, check
- 9.The cycle of Samsara is which of the following?
- A.
The cycle of suffering
- B.
The wheel of Birth
- C.
The circle of Life
- 10.What 'C' according to Buddhism often accompanies 'Emptiness'
- A.
Coldness
- B.
Compassion
- C.
Coincidence
- D.
Cuddles
- 11.I learned alot about Emptiness from this website.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
I don't know.
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