Packet 3: Tossup 8

Scholars consider one of these texts that chronicles Alopen’s journey together with an inscription (15[1])on a pillar that describes the “Origin of Origins.” The doctrine of “One Vehicle” (15[1])appears in one of (15[1])these (15[1])texts (15[2])that describes (15[1])“skillful means” for reaching a goal. (15[1])The doctrine of śūnyatā (15[1])(“SHOON-yuh-tah”) is used to equate form with (15[1])emptiness (15[1])by (15[2])(*) Avalokiteśvara (10[1])(“uh-VAH-loh-kee-TESH-vuh-ruh”) in one of these texts (10[1])about “the Perfection (10[1])of Wisdom.” (10[3]-5[1])Subhuti (10[1])(“soo-BOO-tee”) appears in one of these texts named for a mineral with the ability (10[1])to “cut through illusions.” (10[6])Diamond, Heart, and Lotus (10[1])are titles (10[1])of, (10[2])for (10[1])10 points, (10[3])what texts which record the teachings of the Buddha? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: sutras [accept Buddhist sutras; accept Diamond Sutra or Lotus Sutra or Heart Sutra]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Suchet KuturuGeorgia ANorth Carolina1315
Chris HolderExhibitionNorthview B2715
Terry TangMidnight Bus to VistaBig Brown Ballers3115
Alvan HossainLexington AMansfield B3215
Kamran Nawaz (St. Mark's)Texas BTexas A3315
Nikola WuHeauton TimorumenosAlways Set the Kurve3315
Peter MahowaldBelmont AWellesley3515
Sheehan BankaNorthview AHoover4115
James O'ReillyTaman's Nepo BabiesBasileus II: Electric Boogaloo4515
James LiChapel Hill BGrimsley5115
Pranavkrishna BharanidharanBella VistaMartingrove5215
Edward KimJohns CreekInnovation A5315
Karthik KrishnamurthyPrat Packwhatever5315
Nolan DannelsAlbanian Rift in the SkyDon't Ever Take Sides Against the Family5410
Tevin FrancisSouthamptonBirmingham A5910
Aarnav PatwardhanChattahoochee ALambert B6210
Vihan DevagupthapuGeorgia BGeorgia C64-5
Jai Tripathi (Horace Mann)New YorkKentucky6410
Simon BrewerManchester AChimera6410
Sanjay RajagopalEast Chapel HillCary Academy6410
Daniel SheffieldBelmont BLexington B6510
Gus SullivanMinnetonka BMinnetonka C7810
Brian ChauCambridgeWarperial8210
Robert WisdomChapel Hill ATantaene Animis Caelestibus Irae8210
Rian MathewMinnetonka AEden Prairie8210
Samuel Morgan.BurnsvilleProvidence8210
Arjun NairInnovation BMidtown8210
Ada HuangCheese SandwichBurlington Trojans8210
Suzara KhadkaWaltham AMansfield A8610
Dan MillingtonBirmingham BSouthperial8810
Elliot EarleySheffield AManchester B8910
William TurnerBathOxford8910
Keaton Finan (Finan Homeschool)WashingtonCalifornia9010
Abbie IsabelEdinburghSheffield B9210
Adhrit YadavLambert AChattahoochee B9210
Fionn QuinnGlebeRenert9210
Nathan Daniel (North Gwinnett)Georgia CGeorgia B10210
Emily HoangAbbey ParkNorthern1020

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-246100%50%0%59.50
Triangle Cup2026-03-133100%33%0%65.67
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-133100%0%0%80.67
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13475%25%0%75.33
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-135100%80%0%43.20
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-243100%0%0%81.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-244100%0%0%79.50
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-304100%50%0%54.50
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-195100%40%20%60.40
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-178100%75%0%46.63