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The term is used to describe the ultimate reality that is beyond all conceptualization. [4] Thoughts here-about should not be pursued, because they are not conducive to the attainment of liberation. [4] Synonymous terms are avyākṛta [4] "indeterminate questions," [5] and atakkāvacara, [2] "beyond the sphere of reason." [2]
It is usually taken by students during the final two years of Senior secondary school (Grade 10 & 11 (usually ages 15–16)) or external (non-school) candidate. The exam is usually held in December. The exams are held in three mediums Sinhala, Tamil and English.
A past paper is an examination paper from a previous year or previous years, usually used either for exam practice or for tests such as University of Oxford, [1] [2] University of Cambridge [3] College Collections. Exam candidates find past papers valuable in test preparation.
The ten principal disciples were the main disciples of Gautama Buddha. [1] Depending on the scripture, the disciples included in this group vary. In many Mahāyāna discourses, these ten disciples are mentioned, but in differing order. [2] [3] [1] The ten disciples can be found as an iconographic group in notable places in the Mogao Caves.
Buddhist texts can be categorized in a number of ways. The Western terms "scripture" and "canonical" are applied to Buddhism in inconsistent ways by Western scholars: for example, one authority refers to "scriptures and other canonical texts", while another says that scriptures can be categorized into canonical, commentarial, and pseudo-canonical.
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According to A. K. Warder, the Tibetan historian Bu-ston said that around or before the 1st century CE there were eighteen schools of Buddhism each with their own Tripiṭaka transcribed into written form. [16]
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