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Ananda, learning, tangrams and reality

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ananda was the Buddha's... (There are two answers)

a)

Brother

b)

Cousin

c)

Student

d)

Enemy

2.

Ananda was famous for his...
(There are 2 answers)

a)

voice

b)

memory

c)

smart mind

d)

loyalty, friendship

3.

Ananda did something very unsual when he was asked by the Buddha to be his attendant

a)

He said 'Yes!'

b)

He said, 'No!'

c)

He said, 'Yes, but only under some conditions.'

d)

He said, 'No way!'

4.

Ananda said that the first thing you need to do to really learn something, is...

a)

Remember what you are being taught

b)

use One Note well

c)

Do well at tests

d)

Repeat the teachings often

5.

True or False
To learn something it is a BAD idea to teach it to others.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

One of the most important ways to remember something is to (a)   it many times.

7.

But, if you really want to learn and APPLY the teaching you have to (a)   on it!

8.

"This being, ____ _______."

(a)  

9.

"From the (a)   of this, that arises."

10.

"This ___ _____, that does not become."

(a)  

11.

"From the ceasing of this, that (a)   . "

12.

The type of puzzle we have been using in Dhamma class is called a (a)   .

13.

We have used Tangrams to....
(More than one answer)

a)

Tell stories

b)

Work with other people

c)

Explore the Dhamma

d)

Learn how things appear and disappear

14.

How do we make different things from the seven pieces?
(more than one answer)

a)

We have to have an idea first

b)

We try again and again

c)

We copy what others are doing

d)

We give up

15.

What else helps the things appear with the tangrams?

a)

We have to imagine them being something else

b)

We have to move them around

c)

We have to break other things apart

d)

We just have to pray that it works

16.

But really, where does the image of the shape made by the tangram appear?

a)

On the floor, desk or table

b)

on the screen

c)

in our minds

d)

it doesn't, its not really a thing, just pieces of wood

17.

If it starts in the mind with an idea, and appears in the mind and then dissolves away into something new, this means...

a)

Nothing exists at all

b)

All things are made of tangrams

c)

Everything is made of pieces

d)

We can only know things with our minds

18.

We make things happen though our actions. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

19.

All our experiences and all things that we can see start in our minds.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Reflect for a little on what you have learned so far through our use of tangrams.

What have you learned about yourself and the world?

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