Reading Questions Flashcards
If McDaniel accomplishes what he sets out to do in this book it will be come almost impossible to talk about Thai
Buddhism as simply Theravadin or to use adjectives like traditional, folk, modern, urban, rural or orthodox. He wants
to make you _____ before you offer any general description of Thai Buddhism.
Hesitate
According to The Craft of Research, the your role as a researcher is to say:
These facts will help you do something to solve a problem you care about.
Which of the following is NOT a point made about stories of Somdet To’s life by McDaniel in the second chapter?
His teachings are the most important reason for his popularity.
We might assume that believers in vengeful ghosts or the followers of a 19th century magician are brainwashed
members of a cult who would wake up from their practices if they were exposed to a good modern liberal arts
education. However, this ignores the ____ Somdet To’s followers.
complexity, pervasiveness and agency
The interpretation of Thai Buddhism cannot be simply broken up into popular-elite, rural-urban or lay-monastic
dichotomies. Because of this, the book takes individual Buddhists seriously and to listen to the _____ of their voices.
cacophony
Having ______ voices adds to the prestige and intrigue of Somdet To’s life.
multiple and conflicting
According to The Craft of Research, we do research whenever we gather information to answer a question that
solves a problem
Complete the diagram from The Craft of Research:
- I am working on the topic of . . . .
- because I want to find out . . .
- ____________
in order to help my reader better understand
Which of these questions do Boothe et al say vexes researchers because its answer is hard to predict but is vitally
important?
So what?
Why is it surprising that the Jinapanjara was composed in Thailand?
Many people assume that for a text to prestigious it must be very old and composed in Sri Lanka
According to McDaniel, the use of yantras and protective texts cannot be considered esoteric because:
They are texts taught to all monks for common rituals
McDaniel claims that “the most famous monk and the third-highest grossing film in Thai history” show that who is in
the minority?
Those who claim belief in ghosts is non-Buddhist
McDaniel’s chapter is not about studying art the way an art historian would study art. Which one of the following does
he think is the best method for understanding Thai Buddhism from art and objects?
Sifting through the pile of stuff that surrounds Buddha images.
Which of the following does McDaniel not discuss in this chapter?
monastic robes
Which of the following is not a criteria that The Craft of Research recommends for evaluating the reliability of a
source?
the place of publication
Mae Nak does not just help with numbers. She helps people win
a child.
Mroznik’s main argument is:
The debate over the ordination of bhikkhuni nuns is about tensions between national and global interpretations of Buddhism.
Where was Ma Thissawaddy ordained?
Sri Lanka
If you wanted to find this, what would you type into the library’s catalogue search?
McMahan, David. 2004. “Modernity And The Early Discourse Of Scientific Buddhism.” Journal of the American
Academy of Religion 72 (4):897-933
American academy of religion
What is this?
Hallisey, Charles. 1995. “Roads Taken and Not Taken in the Study of Theravada Buddhism.” In Curators of the
Buddha: The Study of Buddhism under Colonialism, edited by Donald S. Lopez, 31-61. Chicago: University of
Chicago Press.
An article in an edited book
Which of the following is not evidence that would lead you to believe that “A Robed Revolution” is a scholarly source:
The fact that it discusses a controversial religious issue.
Which constituency was not formally represented at the Hamburg conference to discuss the ordination of bhikkhuni
nuns in the Tibetan traditions?
Tibetan Nuns
The position of the Burmese sangha is that:
A single ordination by Theravada monks is not possible.
Hpoun is
male essence with moral, intellectual and spiritual qualities
“Matsii” is the Thai name for _____.
Maddi
The attempt by local priests to meet peoples’ emotional needs and the financial needs of their temples, often at the
expense of doctrinal orthodoxy should not be seen as an example of Buddhism in _____ but rather as Buddhism in
_____.
decline, action
Rowe says that the “death of Buddhism” has three connotations:
The association between Buddhist temples and death rituals, the negative perception of funerary Buddhism and worries about the extinction of Buddhist traditions.
Rowe explains that muen means to be without bonds and it encapsulates a fear of both:
Being without a grave and being without a descendant to tend your grave.
Which of these is not a connotation of the term en (bonds) that Rowe discusses?
Legal bonds created by the government
Rowe argues that the most important aspect of eternal memorial graves was how they created new sense of
Community
The Dai Lue are well known in China for their ____ ritual.
“water throwing” New Years
The Dai-Lue are geographically and politically locate in ____.
China
The Dai Lue are culturally and religiously oriented toward ____.
Southeast Asia
What surprised Borchert about the monk who was in the audience at his talk?
All of these.
(b. That the monk was Mahayana.
c. That the monk was in Singapore.
d. That the monks was ethnically Dai Lue)
Borchert says that apprentice education in the monastery is about learning how to read and how to walk. What does
he mean by learning how to walk?
How to behave appropriately as a monk.
Which of these is not a solution to writers’ block that The Craft of Research discusses?
Getting some exercise to clear your mind.
What structure does The Craft of Research suggest for an introduction?
Context+Problem+Response
How does Borchert describe the abbot of the temple where the ordination he details took place?
He drinks a little too much and is good at teaching the Dai-lue alphabet.
