Question

In a narrative text from this religion, a spiritual leader is dissatisfied by an entry in a poetry contest that compares the mind to a bright mirror’s stand. A teacher in this religion is held to be the author of The Treatise on the Two Entrances and Four Practices. A poem describing the stages of realization in this religion is called the Five Ranks. The founder of a school of this religion wrote the Bendōwa in which he promoted the practice of (*) zazen. (10[2])Students of this religion memorize “capping phrases” as fixed answers to questions used for philosophical understanding in this religion, (10[1])such as what the sound of one hand clapping is. Practitioners of this religion engage in a form of seated meditation and contemplate riddles known as kōans. For 10 points, name this form of Mahayana Buddhism practiced mostly in Japan. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Zen Buddhism [or Chan Buddhism; until mentioned, prompt on Buddhism or Mahayana Buddhism]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jiming ChenCornell FireRochester A8210
Nathan ZhangCornell WindCornell Earth8210
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αRIT10110
Raza AliRochester CRochester B1420
Gianna PetineRochester BRochester C14210

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y4100%0%0%101.75