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Based on a description from the Vajra·śekhara Sūtra, this place is said to contain all the wisdom and knowledge of the Mahā·vai·rocana (“mah-HAH-vye-ROH-chuh-nuh”). For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this metaphysical place that contains five Tathā·gatas (“tuh-TAH-guh-tuh’s”) and is mentioned alongside the Womb Realm in a central text of the Shingon school.
ANSWER: Diamond Realm [or Vajra·dhātu or Kongōkai or Jīngāngjiè]
[10e] The Mahā·vai·rocana appears in the center of nine squares in representations of the Diamond Realm in these circular Buddhist artworks used in tantric meditation. These artworks may be created in sand in Tibet and India.
ANSWER: mandalas
[10m] The Tangmi school uses the Diamond Realm Mandala as part of a Yogā·cāra (“yoga-CHAH-ruh”) ritual to satiate these beings’ “flaming mouths.” The Peta·vatthu describes how these beings may arise from ancestors no longer being worshipped or a person having a karmic curse.
ANSWER: hungry ghosts [or èguǐ (“uh-GWAY”) or gaki; or hungry souls; prompt on ghosts or souls or spirits; prompt on preta]
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Arizona StateColumbia B0101020EM
British ColumbiaToronto B0101020EM
Chicago AMichigan10101030HEM
Columbia AMinnesota0101020EM
Cornell BWUSTL A010010E
Georgia StateOhio State1010020HE
Georgia TechNorth Carolina B010010E
Illinois ARIT1010020HE
IndianaYale0101020EM
Iowa StateFlorida010010E
MITIllinois B010010E
North Carolina AOttawa010010E
NorthwesternJohns Hopkins010010E
Penn StateChicago B0101020EM
RutgersToronto C0101020EM
StanfordUCF0101020EM
VanderbiltMaryland010010E
Virginia TechUC Berkeley B0101020EM
WUSTL BWinona State0101020EM
Waterloo ACornell A1010020HE
Waterloo BUC Berkeley A0101020EM

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TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes2117.14100%52%19%