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What are “ The Ten Worlds ”? (p. 17)

What are “ The Ten Worlds ”? (p. 17). CHARACTERS FROM THE DISNEY PIXAR MOVIE, “INSIDE OUT”. CONDITIONS OF LIFE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EXPERIENCE AT ANY TIME. A NEW WORLD ORDER. TEN DIFFERENT WORLDS IN OUTER SPACE. ( An Introduction to Buddhism , s econd e dition, p. 17).

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What are “ The Ten Worlds ”? (p. 17)

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  1. What are “The Ten Worlds”? (p. 17) • CHARACTERS FROM THE DISNEY PIXAR MOVIE, “INSIDE OUT” • CONDITIONS OF LIFE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EXPERIENCE AT ANY TIME • A NEW WORLD ORDER • TEN DIFFERENT WORLDS IN OUTER SPACE (An Introduction to Buddhism, second edition, p. 17)

  2. What does attaining Buddhahood mean? (pp. 27-28) • BECOMING SOMETHING SPECIAL OR DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE ARE • A TRANSCENDENT ENTRY AFTER DEATH INTO APURE REALM REMOVED FROM THIS WORLD • OPENING AND REVEALING THE BUDDHA NATURE THAT WE ALREADY POSSESS • BECOMING A DISCIPLE OF A BUDDHA (An Introduction to Buddhism, second edition, p. 27-28)

  3. Our happiness depends on: • (p. 29) • ACCOMPLISHING ALL YOUR GOALS • YOUR SPOUSE • HOW WE PERCEIVE AND DEAL WITH OUR PROBLEMS • HOW MANY OF OUR PROBLEMS WE CAN ELIMINATE FROM OUR LIVES (An Introduction to Buddhism, second edition, p. 29)

  4. Nichiren writes: “I, Nichiren, have inscribed my life in sumi ink, so ___________ the Gohonzon with your whole heart.” (WND-1, 412) (An Introduction to Buddhism, second edition, p. 31) • CONCENTRATE ON • ENSHRINE • WORSHIP • BELIEVE IN (An Introduction to Buddhism, second edition, p. 31)

  5. “The Emergence of the Treasure Tower,” the 11th chapter of the Lotus Sutra, describes a gigantic tower adorned with precious treasures emerging from beneath the earth and hovering in the air. Nichiren explains that this tower is a metaphor for what? (p. 34) • THE AMOUNT OF BENEFIT ONE CAN RECEIVE THROUGH THIS PRACTICE • A BILLIONAIRE’S LIFE STATE • THE GREATNESSS OF HUMAN BEINGS’ POTENTIAL • YOUR BOSS’S FORTUNE (An Introduction to Buddhism, second edition, p. 34)

  6. Members who chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo to the Gohonzon and exert themselves in SGI activities to spread the Law in the spirit of the three presidents achieve what? (p. 35) • REMARKABLE GROWTH, BENEFIT AND VICTORY IN THEIR LIVES • FATIGUE • A LIFE CONDITION THAT ALWAYS REMAINS IN THE FOUR NOBLE WORLDS • MANY, MANY LIKES ON FACEBOOK (An Introduction to Buddhism, second edition, p. 35)

  7. Nichiren won out over powerful religious and secular opposition, and resolved to leave a physical expression of his winning state of life so future disciples could bring out that same life condition. What does “physical expression” refer to here? (p. 33) • HIS LETTERS • THE GOHONZON • A STATUE OF A LION KING • HIS HUT AND EVERYTHING INSIDE IT (An Introduction to Buddhism, second edition, p. 33)

  8. What is Karma? (p. 40) • THE ACCUMULATION OF CAUSES MADE IN PREVIOUS EXISTENCES THAT REMAIN DORMANT WITHIN US UNTIL THEY APPEAR AS EFFECTS IN THIS LIFETIME • NAME OF A SUSHI RESTAURANT • THE BAD CAUSES WE MADE IN THE PAST THAT MANIFEST BAD EFFECTS IN THIS LIFETIME AND TAKE LIFETIMES TO CHANGE • A NEW MAGICAL HERB FOR OUR HEALTH (An Introduction to Buddhism, second edition, p. 40)

  9. What are the three obstacles in the concept “three obstacles and four devils”? (p. 47) • THE OBSTACLES OF PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE • THE OBSTACLES OF BIRTH, AGING AND SICKNESS • THE OBSTACLES OF EARTHLY DESIRES, KARMA AND RETRIBUTION • THE OBSTACLES OF SPOUSE, CHILDREN AND NEIGHBORS (An Introduction to Buddhism, second edition, p. 47)

  10. “Lasting happiness can be achieved through ____________.” (p. 48) • GETTING A BIGGER AND BETTER • ALTAR EVERY 3 YEARS • DYING AND BEING REBORN • SUPPRESSING OR CUTTING OFF • ALL ATTACHMENTS • LEARNING TO WIN OVER OUR INNER DARKNESS, OR IGNORANCE (An Introduction to Buddhism, second edition, p. 48)

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