Question

Converts to this religion such as Anne Waldman founded the School of Disembodied Poetics. One poem states that a figure in this religion who represents the “Great Sun” will show up in America in his “true form of Smokey the Bear.” (10[4])This religion (10[4])inspired the title (10[1])of a poem that (10[1])opens, “I’m an old man (10[1])now, and a lonesome man in Kansas.” (10[2])This religion’s (-5[1])converts (10[1])include the author (10[1])of the collection Turtle Island, (-5[1])who was the basis (10[1])for (10[1])the character Japhy Ryder. A name for texts in this religion inspired the titles (-5[1])of poems about a (10[1])“Wichita vortex” and a “sunflower” (10[2])written by Allen (10[2])Ginsberg. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])many Beat writers (10[1])converted to what religion, (-5[1])which (10[1])inspires (10[1])the protagonists of Jack Kerouac’s The Dharma (10[2])Bums (10[1])to (-5[1])try to reach (10[1])enlightenment? (10[2])■END■ (10[9]0[1])

ANSWER: Buddhism [accept Zen Buddhism or Tibetan Buddhism] (The second clue is about “Smokey the Bear Sutra” by Gary Snyder.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nathaniel HullBerkeley ABerkeley C4010
Caleb Kendrick (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)Duke A (UG)4010
Forrest Weintraub (UG)Columbia AVassar4010
Andrew HannaPennRowan4010
Tim MorrisonStanford AStanford B4210
Raymond WangCornell ACornell B4210
Jack ObermanSouth CarolinaAlabama4210
Will OrrYale BHarvard A4210
Jason HongBrown ABrandeis B4510
Jack LewisMTSUGeorgia Tech B4910
Oliver HargraveOxford ACambridge C5410
Sinecio Morales (DII)Johns HopkinsNYU A6110
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghKiel6110
Jim Fan (Grad)UNC A (Grad)JMU A (UG)63-5
Jerry VinokurovJohn JayHaverford6410
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia CColumbia B6710
Andrew EllisKentuckyGeorgia Tech A72-5
Roxanne Tang (UG)Ohio State AKenyon7610
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BStanford C7710
Drew WetterlindIowa StateMinnesota C91-5
Bryan UgazArizona StateMinnesota B9510
Giovanni Mazzeo (DII)Virginia A (UG)William & Mary A (UG)10010
Bryanna ShaoVanderbilt AVanderbilt B10010
Perry O'Connor (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)JMU B (UG)10310
Michael KohnDurham ABristol10310
Biyang Zhang (DII)Michigan BCedarville10410
Harrison WhitakerCambridge ADurham B10710
Emily Bussa (UG)Maryland B (UG)Liberty B (DII)11010
Jonathan Shauf (UG)UNC B (UG)Virginia B (UG)114-5
Nicholas Lane (DII)GWU A (UG)Liberty C (DII)11510
Patrick Torre (DII)Maryland C (DII)UNC D (DII)11610
Elliot CosnettOxford BKCL12310
Enoch YuenImperial ASheffield12310
Thomas HartWarwickOxford C12410
Cade ReinbergerRIT BBinghamton125-5
Rahim DinaImperial BCambridge B12810
Aadarsh BalireddyCornell CRIT A12910
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia Tech AKentucky12910
Matthew ChristianBinghamtonRIT B13010
Ian He (UG)UNC C (UG)GWU B (Grad)13010
Carly Hemani (DII)JMU A (UG)UNC A (Grad)13010
Luke Schaarschuch (UG)Virginia C (UG)Roanoke College A (DII)13010
Charlotte Goeb (UG)Virginia B (UG)UNC B (UG)13010
Keegan WulfMinnesota CIowa State13010
Matthew Lam (DII)Ohio State BMichigan C13010
William BarnesTennesseeHarding13010
Jake MarkusDartmouth BBoston University13010
Towery McNeilBoston UniversityDartmouth B1300