Question

A “hot” level of the Buddhist hell of Naraka is named for black examples of these objects that demons use to mark body parts for amputation. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these objects, a white example of which may be held between Buddhists in prayer. “Sutra” is the Sanskrit term for these objects.
ANSWER: threads [or strings or cords; accept black threads; prompt on lines or black lines]
[10m] Vajrayāna examples of these people blow prayers into thread bracelets. Examples of these people who form lineages of reincarnated figures include the Panchen and the leader of the Yellow Hat School.
ANSWER: lamas [accept the Panchen Lama or Dalai Lama]
[10e] A monk of this Buddhist tradition named Ikkyu led a Red Thread movement that did not practice celibacy. This school of Mahāyāna Buddhism emphasizes meditation, such as in its many Japanese rock gardens.
ANSWER: Zen Buddhism [or Chan Buddhism]
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY811.2588%25%0%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY817.5088%75%13%
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY618.33100%83%0%
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1014.0090%50%0%
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY915.5689%67%0%
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY518.00100%80%0%
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY818.7588%63%38%
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY915.56100%56%0%

Data

Maryland BColumbia A10101030
Columbia BPenn A (DII)0101020
Columbia J (DII)Rowan A (DII)001010
Penn B (DII)Fordham A0101020
Maryland A (DII)Rutgers B10101030
NYU BLehigh A (UG)0101020
Bard A (UG)Princeton A (UG)001010
Lehigh B (DII)Rutgers A (UG)100010