The basic message of Mahayana Buddhism's most important text, the Lotus Sutra, is:?

In China, the bodhisattva of compassion is known as the goddess of mercy who hears all cries or:

a. Manjusri

b. Maitreya

c. Siva

d. Guanyin (Kuan Yin)







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Typically, young men in Thailand spend time as

a. Buddhist missionaries

b. Buddhist priests

c. Buddhist monks

d. none of the above







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The basic message of Mahayana Buddhism's most important text, the Lotus Sutra, is:

a. adherence to the dharma and devotion to celibate monasticism

b. that the real Buddha is the cosmic Buddha who desires compassion and salvation for all beings

c. the discipline of self-reliance and moderation

d. that the Buddha was the embodiment of ultimate truth and a being of flesh and blood







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According to the traditional story, Laozi wrote the Daodejing because

a. a border guard would not let him pass until he did so

b. his disciples begged him to do so

c. Confucius asked him to do so

d. he needed money







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The book Zhuang Zi is less political than the Daodejing

True

False







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Laozi was elevated to the status of a god or deity in religious Daoism

True

False







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In popular belief, Confucius was considered to be a being who could be invoked for blessings

True

False







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Confucius did not know about the concept of the Dao

True

False

The basic message of Mahayana Buddhism's most important text, the Lotus Sutra, is:?
Sorry man ..

cant help you there in mahayana Q's, but in Any School of buddhism it is said that you can find answers to your self through meditation,



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