Question
Description acceptable. This woman was the first to accept eight conditions in order to achieve ordination, including to never abuse, revile, or admonish her male counterparts. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this sister of Maya who was the first bhikkhuni.
ANSWER: Mahapajapati Gotami [or Pajapati; accept descriptions like the Buddha’s foster-mother or the Buddha’s step-mother or the Buddha’s aunt; prompt on the Buddha’s mother; accept answers mentioning Siddhartha or Gautama instead of the Buddha]
[10e] The Buddha was convinced to ordain women thanks to his belief that they could attain this state of release from the cycle of rebirth.
ANSWER: nirvana [or nibbana or moksha; prompt on enlightenment]
[10m] A collection of poems written by nuns was preserved in a canon written in this sacred language of Theravāda Buddhism.
ANSWER: Pāli [accept Pāli Canon]
<Yingzhi Nyang, RMP - Buddhism> ~20362~ <Editor: Athena Kern>
Summary
| 2023 PACE NSC | 06/10/2023 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Barrington A | Thomas Jefferson A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |