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Packet 9: Bonus 2

The Pali Canon was first written down in this country during the Fourth Buddhist Council. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this island nation that is home to the largest population of Sinhalese Buddhists.
ANSWER: Sri Lanka [or Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; accept Ceylon]
[10h] Princess Hemamala brought this sacred artifact to Sri Lanka by smuggling it in her hair out of Kalinga. This object is held in a namesake temple in Kandy that was attacked by the Tamil Tigers in 1998.
ANSWER: tooth of the Buddha [or the tooth relic of Gautama Buddha; or danta dhātu; or dat dhātu; accept Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic; or Sri Dalada Maligawa]
[10m] Mahinda, the monk who brought Buddhism to Sri Lanka, was an arhat who are often contrasted with these figures. These figures from Mahayana Buddhism delay their own nirvana out of compassion to help others achieve enlightenment.
ANSWER: bodhisattvas
<Religion, Spencer Manning> | VAULT II Packet 09

HeardPPBE %M %H %
4020.5088%63%55%

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TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓626.67100%83%83%
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓310.0033%33%33%
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓422.50100%50%75%
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓522.00100%80%40%
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓313.33100%33%0%
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓420.00100%75%25%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓220.00100%50%50%
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓512.0040%20%60%
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓826.25100%88%75%