Question
Charles Johnson’s essay “Why Buddhism for Black America Now?” appears in an essay collection titled for this activity, which he wrote decades after his slave narrative novel titled for it. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this activity that, in English, names a set of poems codified by Guoan Shiyuan (“gwo-ahn shurr-y’wen”) in the 12th century. A boy representing the individuated ego plays a flute in the sixth entry of Shūbun’s series named for this activity.
ANSWER: ox-herding [accept Taming the Ox or Ox-Herding Tale]
[10e] In Ueda Shizuteru’s reading, the blank 8th entry of Chan Buddhism’s Ox-Herding Pictures depicts a nihilistic form of this concept called sōtaiteki mu. In Sanskrit, this concept is called śūnyatā (“SHOON-yuh-tah”).
ANSWER: nothingness [or emptiness, vacuity, voidness, nullity, or zero; or ku]
[10m] In Shūbun’s paintings, the enlightened man who enters a city “with helping hands” in the last entry looks like this monk. This fat, laughing incarnation of Maitreya is often mistaken for Siddhartha Gautama in the West.
ANSWER: Budai [accept Qìcǐ, Pu-tai, Hotei, Bùdài héshàng, Xiào Fó, Pàng Fó, or Kuàilè Fó; prompt on Laughing Buddha, Fat Buddha, or Happy Buddha; reject “Buddha”]
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 13 | 13.85 | 85% | 54% | 0% |