Packet 9: Bonus 2
One of the triratna (“tree-RUT-nuh”) is this figure, and taking refuge in this figure is seen as committing oneself to live up to their example. For 10 points each:
[10e] What figure who was born as Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of a namesake Asian religion?
ANSWER: Buddha
[10m] The symbol for the triratna contains one of these objects in a circle that represents the Buddha’s purity. The doctrine of “skillful means” is espoused by a sutra named after one of these objects.
ANSWER: lotus [or padma; or paduma; accept Lotus Sutra; prompt on flowers or plants]
[10h] The symbol also contains one of these objects above the lotus. A sutra named after one of these objects analogizes them to the kind of wisdom able to break through illusions and discern the ultimate reality.
ANSWER: diamonds [accept vajra; or thunderbolt; accept Diamond Sutra of Perfection of Wisdom; or The Perfection of Wisdom Text that Cuts Like a Thunderbolt; or Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra; prompt on jewels]
<Editors, Religion> | Packet I
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 121 | 16.94 | 98% | 56% | 15% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont B | Claremont A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| UC Irvine | UCLA F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UCLA C | UCSD B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UCLA D | UCLA B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| UCLA E | USC B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| UCSD A | UC Santa Barbara | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| USC A | UCLA A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 15.00 | 100% | 38% | 13% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 15.71 | 100% | 57% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 60% | 20% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 100% | 56% | 11% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 12 | 18.33 | 100% | 75% | 8% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 100% | 56% | 11% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 100% | 56% | 0% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 10 | 17.00 | 90% | 50% | 30% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| South Central | US | Y | 7 | 17.14 | 86% | 71% | 14% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 13 | 17.69 | 100% | 54% | 23% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |