Question

This religion’s largest sacred complex was built under the Shailendra dynasty, and was publicized by Stamford Raffles’s history of a non-Singapore island. One traveler wrote a report on the practice of this religion in the “South Seas” after returning from the Srivijaya Empire. (-5[2])The Records of the Western (-5[1])Regions recount the pilgrimage of a man who collected this religion’s texts (10[1])at its intellectual center of Nalanda. Pilgrimage sites for this religion have included the Javanese temple Borobudur and the Mahabodhi Temple, (10[1])built near the tree under which this religion’s founder gained (10[1])enlightenment. For 10 points, name this religion based on Siddhartha Gautama’s teachings. (10[1]) (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Buddhism [or Buddhist religion]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jerry Xu (DII)Claremont AUCLA E42-5
Sumukh Murthy (UG)UCSDUSC42-5
Robinson Lee (UG)Claremont CClaremont B47-5
Anthony Fangqing Yu (UG)UCLA AUCLA C5910
Jacob Cohen (UG)UCLA BUCLA D8010
Karthik Krishnamurthy (DII)USCUCSD9010
Aarav Kakad (DII)UCLA EClaremont A10210
Adam Hermann (DII)Claremont BClaremont C10310

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