NEW214Y1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dukkha, Jewish Christian, Theravada
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The quiz on oct 19th will cover all lecture and reading materials on the topics of. You will be answering two essay questions from a choice of three. It"s an in-class test, and there"ll be no lecture afterwards. I expect you to go through the assigned chapters thoroughly, but no need to be concerned with the foreign (sanskrit/pali) terms. What"s important is that you understand the materials, and be ready to make critical comments. Here"s a sample question: explain how the belief in karma and rebirth becomes the cornerstone of understanding of the foundations of buddhist. Ethics, and how buddhist ethics is different from various western ethical theories. Enlightenment bodhi stage of awakening having the wisdom to perceive the reality, no longer to be trapped in the cycle of living and dying. Having a life is not always a blessed thing (suffering)
