Question
Texts like the Scripture of Brahma’s Net provide justification for performing this action using human blood, as done by an 83-year-old to complete an artifact found at the Dunhuang Caves. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this meritorious meditative practice, which, along with receiving and reading it, the Lotus Sutra promises will be like making “offerings to ten myriads of millions of Buddhas in former times.”
ANSWER: copying sutras [accept copying Buddhist texts or the Buddhist canon; accept reproducing in place of “copying;” accept printing sutras; prompt on writing; reject “translating sutras”]
[10e] In this short, commonly copied sutra, Avalokitesvara teaches Sariputra that “form is emptiness, emptiness is form.” This sutra is titled for an organ serving as the metaphorical center of the “Perfection of Wisdom.”
ANSWER: Heart Sutra [or the Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya]
[10h] Shàndǎo distributed many copies of a sutra named for this figure, which ends with the Buddha endorsing it but noting it is “difficult… to believe.” A “Contemplation Sutra” titled for this figure instructs an imprisoned queen.
ANSWER: Amida [or Amitabha; or Amitāyus; accept the Amitābha Sūtra or the Amitāyus Contemplation Sūtra]
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | Knox et al | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | Knox et al | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | Knox et al | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | Knox et al | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | Knox et al | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | Knox et al | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | Knox et al | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | Knox et al | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Goldman & Jackson | Fable of the Miis | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Three Cantabrigians | Water Buffalo | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Yesodei HaTorah 2:7 | The Chard Problem of Consciousness | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | N | 3 | 26.67 | 100% | 67% | 100% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | N | 6 | 13.33 | 100% | 0% | 33% |