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tichca

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on: Jun 19, 2018
In Buddhism there is a kind of balancing of the scales of good and evil through
 
 

a. the working of karma
  b. eternal punishment in the land of the hungry ghosts
  c. rebirth as an insect
  d. none of the above



Question 2

Buddhism differs from the western approach to suffering by claiming we should
 
 

a. change the world through technology
  b. change the world through magic and chanting
 
  c. change the desire that leads to suffering
  d. None of the above



juliaf

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a. the working of karma

Answer to Question 2

c. change the desire that leads to suffering


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