Buddha - Southern California

Question

One of the triratna (“tree-RUT-nuh”) is this figure, and taking refuge in this figure is seen as committing oneself to live up to their example. For 10 points each:

[10e] What figure who was born as Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of a namesake Asian religion?

ANSWER: Buddha

[10m] The symbol for the triratna contains one of these objects in a circle that represents the Buddha’s purity. The doctrine of “skillful means” is espoused by a sutra named after one of these objects.

ANSWER: lotus [or padma; or paduma; accept Lotus Sutra; prompt on flowers or plants]

[10h] The symbol also contains one of these objects above the lotus. A sutra named after one of these objects analogizes them to the kind of wisdom able to break through illusions and discern the ultimate reality.

ANSWER: diamonds [accept vajra; or thunderbolt; accept Diamond Sutra of Perfection of Wisdom; or The Perfection of Wisdom Text that Cuts Like a Thunderbolt; or Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra; prompt on jewels]

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Northern California	Main	Y	4	20.00	100%	50%	50%
Southern California	Main	Y	7	15.71	100%	57%	0%
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	5	18.00	100%	60%	20%
Eastern Canada (2)	Main	Y	9	16.67	100%	56%	11%
Florida	Main	Y	4	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	12	18.33	100%	75%	8%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	16.67	100%	56%	11%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	2	20.00	100%	50%	50%
Midwest	Main	Y	9	15.56	100%	56%	0%
North	Main	Y	4	17.50	100%	50%	25%
Northeast	Main	Y	10	17.00	90%	50%	30%
Pacific	Main	Y	8	20.00	100%	75%	25%
South Central	Main	Y	7	17.14	86%	71%	14%
Southeast	Main	Y	13	17.69	100%	54%	23%
UK (North)	UK	Y	5	14.00	100%	40%	0%
UK (South)	UK	Y	8	15.00	100%	38%	13%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	5	14.00	100%	40%	0%

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Claremont B	Claremont A	10	10	20
UCSD A	UC Santa Barbara	10	10	20
USC A	UCLA A	10	0	10
UCLA D	UCLA B	10	10	20
UCLA C	UCSD B	10	0	10
UCLA E	USC B	10	10	20
UC Irvine	UCLA F	10	0	10