Answer the following about Buddhism and printing, for 10 points each.
[10e] A sutra named for these objects from the Dunhuang Caves bears a colophon designating it for “universal free distribution.” That sutra likens “conditioned phenomena” to bubbles and illusions, which one of these title objects metaphorically cuts through.
ANSWER: diamonds [accept vajra; or thunderbolt; accept the Diamond Sutra of Perfection of Wisdom; or the The Perfection of Wisdom Text that Cuts Like a Thunderbolt; or Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra; or Jīngāng Jīng]
[10h] In a prominent early example of printing in Japan, Empress Shōtoku commissioned one million miniature pagodas containing these invocations. These texts, which tend to be longer than mantras, can also be chanted for apotropaic purposes.
ANSWER: dharanis [accept vidyas or parittas]
[10m] Though transmitted through widespread printing, many discourses open with this formulation, stressing the direct oral transmission of Buddhist teachings through disciples like Ananda. You may give the English translation or the original language.
ANSWER: Thus have I heard [or Evaṃ me sutaṃ; or Evaṃ mayā śrūtam]
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