Mahayana text -Prajnaparamita Quiz

What is the central insight of the Prajnaparamita sutras?

• All things possess inherent existence

• All things are eternal

• All things are permanent

• All things are characterised by emptiness

What is the concept of emptiness in the Mahayana sutras?

• It means nothing exists in and by itself

• It means everything has ultimate or necessary being

• It is a substance out of which all things are made

• It means nothingness

What is the term used to describe the basic building blocks in non-Mahayana Buddhism?

• Svabhava

• Anicca

• Dharmas

• Sunyata

What is the significance of the Diamond Sutra in Mahayana Buddhism?

• It is the earliest text in the Prajnaparamita category

• It is a brief condensed version of perfection wisdom teaching

• It is the oldest printed book in the world

• It is a copy of the Heart Sutra

What is the concept of two levels of truth in the Mahayana sutras?

• Inherent and non-inherent

• Conventional and ultimate

• Absolute and relative

• Eternal and impermanent

What is the viewpoint of Avalokitesvara in the Heart Sutra?

• He sees the five skandhas as eternal

• He sees beings as separate entities

• He sees the five skandhas as emptiness

• He sees the world as permanent

What does the Heart Sutra state about form and emptiness?

• Form is separate, emptiness is inherent

• Form is permanent, emptiness is impermanent

• Form is eternal, emptiness is temporary

• Form is emptiness, emptiness is form

What is the significance of the concept of emptiness in the Prajnaparamita sutras?

• It means everything has ultimate or necessary being

• It means nothing possesses own-being

• It means there is an essential difference between nirvana and samsara

• It means everything is permanent

What is the concept introduced in the Prajnaparamita sutras regarding the bodhisattva?

• They are beings who seek enlightenment for the benefit of all

• They are eternal beings

• They are separate from the ultimate truth

• They are beings who seek enlightenment for their own benefit

What is the viewpoint of Sariputra in the Heart Sutra?

• He sees the world as separate entities

• He sees the five skandhas as emptiness

• He sees the world as permanent

• He sees the five skandhas as eternal