Tenet Systems

Question 1

Non-Buddhist Tenet Systems: 5 Divisions of Tirthikas

Answer 1

1) Vaishrava
2) Aishwara
3) Jaina
4) Kapila
5) Barhaspatya

Question 2

Non-Buddhist Tenet Systems: 6 Root Divisions

Answer 2

1) Vaishayshika
2) Naiyayika
3) Samkhya
4) Mimamsaka
5) Nirgrantha
6) Charvaka

1-5 are viewers of permanence
6 is a viewer of nihilism

Question 3

4 Buddhist Tenet Systems

Answer 3

Hinayana Tenet Systems
1) Vaibhashika
2) Sautrantika

Mahayana Tenet Systems
3) Chittamatra (Yogachara)
4) Madhyamaka

Question 4

3 Divisions of Vaibhashika

Answer 4

1) Kashmiri Vaibhashika
2) Aparantaka Vaibhashika
3) Magadh Vaibhashika

Originally 18 Divisions, today 3 remain

Question 5

5 Types of Selflessness (Emptiness)

Answer 5

1) The selflessness of a permanent, unitary, independent self

2) The selflessness of autonomous, substantial self

3) The selflessness of externality

4) The selflessness of true existence while not rejecting objective existence

5) The selflessness of objective existence

Question 6

4 Factors of Non-Afflictive Ignorance (Obstructions to omniscience)

Answer 6

1) Ignorance due to physical distance
2) Ignorance due to temporal distance
3) Ignorance due to the sophistication of the attributes
4) Ignorance pertaining to the subtle law of karma

Question 7

2 Divisions of Sautrantika

Answer 7

1) Sautrantika Following Scripture
2) Sautrantika Following Reason

Question 8

6 Classifications of Objects (Sautrantika)

Answer 8

1) Two Truths
2) Specifically characterized and generally characterized phenomena
3) Negative and Positive Phenomena
4) Manifest and Hidden Phenomena
5) Three Times
6) Oneness and Differentness

Question 9

2 Types of Negative Phenomena

Answer 9

1) Affirming Negative

2) Non-affirming Negative
(Emptiness is a non-affirming negative)

Question 10

2 Classifications of Content of the Expression (Sautrantika)

Answer 10

1) Sound connoting kind - referring to the color or shape of a vase

2) Sound connoting collection - referring to a vase

Question 11

2 Classifications of Manner of the Expression (Sautrantika)

Answer 11

1) Sound expressing the characterized - the singing bowl is impermanent

2) Sound expressing the characteristic - I want to know the impermanence of the singing bowl

Question 12

2 Divisions of Chittamatra

Answer 12

1) True Aspectarians
A) Proponents of an equal number of objects and subjects
B) Half-Eggist
C) Non-pluralist

2) False Aspectarians
A) Advocating Stains
B) Advocating Stainlessness

Question 13

8 Classes of Consciousness (Chittamatra True Aspectarians)

Answer 13

1-5) Sense Consciousnesses
6) Mental Consciousness
7) Alayavijnana - substantial self, undefiled and neutral
8) Afflicted Consciousness - defiled and neutral, mistakenly sees alayavijnana as the autonomous substantial self

Question 14

2 Divisions of Madhyamaka

Answer 14

1) Svatantrika
A) Sautrantika Svatantrika
B) Yogachara Svatantrika
2) Prasangika