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The College Dropout
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"Jesus Walks" was on which of Kanye's albums?
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Christian
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September of 2014, Kanye called himself a what during one of his concerts?
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among the most critically acclaimed
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How is Kanye viewed as a 21st century artist?
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David Bowie
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What famous English artist was Kanye compared to by The Guardian?
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Jon Caramanic
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What reporter compared Kanye West to a lightning rod?
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Ben Westhoff
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Who said Kanye West was the greatest hip hop artist of all time?
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The Guardian
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What magazine compared Kanye to David Bowie?
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homophobia in hip hop
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What overabundance of themes did Kanye criticize early in his career?
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gangsta rap
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The shift away from what genre of rap is Kanye credited for?
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middle-class
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What kind of background did Kanye West grow up in?
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50 Cent
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Who did Kanye West have a sales competition with during his album release of Graduation?
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Ben Detrick
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Who said that Kanye West effectively led a new wave of artists that weren't only interested in rapping about gunplay or drug dealing?
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influential
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A number of artists have cited Kanye as being what to them?
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inventor Elon Musk
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Who complimented West in Time Magazine?
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6
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How many songs has Kanye had that have exceeded 3 million digital sales?
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over 30 million
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How many songs has Kanye sold digitally in his career?
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6
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How many of West's six albums have gone platinum?
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Yeezus
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What was Kanye's fifth consecutive number one album?
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3,086,000
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As of 2012, how many downloads have there been of "Golddigger"?
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third
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What rank is West in total sales for the last decade?
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30 million
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How many total digital songs has Kanye West sold in the US?
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21
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How many Grammies has Kanye won as of 2013?
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Bob Dylan
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With which artist does Kanye tie with for reaching the top of the annual Pazz & Jop Critic Poll?
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twice
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How many times has Kanye placed in the annual Time Magazine people list?
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21
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In 2013, West had won how many total Grammy Awards?
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8
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What rank did About.com give Kanye "Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers" list?
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May 16, 2008
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On what day did MTV name Kanye as the year's Number 1 "Hottest MC in the Game."?
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MTV Man of the Year
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December 17, 2010 was the day Kanye was nominated by MTV for what?
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Bob Dylan
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What musician did West tie with for topping the annual Pazz & Jop critic poll 4 times each?
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3
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How many of Kanye's albums placed on the 2012 Rolling Stone list?
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3
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How many of West's albums were included on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list?
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
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Which one of Kanye's albums won The Pitchfork's Album of the Decade (so far) award?
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eighth
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What place did Yeezus secure on the list of 100 albums?
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The Pitchfork
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What online music publication ranked Kanye's album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" as the world's best album so far?
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Yeezus
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What album was ranked 8 on a list of 100 albums?
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"Runaway"
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What song was ranked third in a list of 200 "best tracks" since 2010?
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George W. Bush
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What President did Kanye West insult on air in 2005?
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Taylor Swift
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Whose speech did Kanye West ruin at the 2009 MTV Awards?
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clothing and footwear
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What fashion items does Kanye West design?
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DONDA
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What company did Kanye West begin?
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2013
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What year did Kanye West begin working with Adidas?
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nontheistic
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What type of religion is Buddhism?
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teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha
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What are the practices of Buddhism based on?
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present-day Nepal
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Where did the Buddha live?
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through the direct understanding and perception of dependent origination and the Four Noble Truths
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How do Buddhists believe their suffering can be ended?
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ignorance and craving
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What did the Buddha teach should be given up to end suffering?
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nontheistic religion
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What type of religion is Buddhism?
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Gautama Buddha
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Who's teaching is Buddhism based upon?
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between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE
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When was Buddha alive?
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present-day Nepal
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Where did Buddha reside when he was alive?
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Gautama Buddha
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Who's teachings is Buddhism based upon?
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Nepal
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Where was Buddha thought to live?
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sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE
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When approximately was Buddha alive?
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Gautama Buddha
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Buddhism is based on the teaching of who?
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4
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How many noble truths are there?
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Indian
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Buddha was part of what subcontinent?
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Buddha
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Who is "the awakened one"
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Theravada ("The School of the Elders") and Mahayana ("The Great Vehicle")
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What are the two major branches of Buddhism?
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Vajrayana
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What is sometimes viewed as the third branch of Buddhism?
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Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia
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Where does Theravada have the largest following?
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Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism, Shingon, and Tiantai (Tendai)
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Mahayana includes which practices of Buddhism?
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488 million[web 1] and 535 million
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What is the estimated number of Buddhists in the world?
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Mahayana
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Which branch practices the teachings of Zen?
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Vajrayana
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What minor branch is sometimes attributed to Mahayana?
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Vajrayana
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What kind of teachings does Tibetan Buddhism preserve?
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Indian siddhas
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Vajrayana is attributed to who?
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The School of the Elders
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Theravada means what?
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the attainment of the sublime state of Nirvana
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What is the goal of Theravada Buddhism?
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practicing the Noble Eightfold Path (also known as the Middle Way)
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How is Nirvana achieved?
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a state wherein one remains in this cycle to help other beings reach awakening
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What is the bodhisattva path?
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Buddhahood or rainbow body
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What is the goal of Tibetan Buddhism?
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by practicing the Noble Eightfold Path
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How is Nirvana attained?
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Theravada
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In what buddhism is the goal a state of nirvana?
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Tibetan
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What buddhism has a goal of Buddhahood or rainbow body?
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the Middle Way
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The Noble Eightfold Path is also known as what?
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bodhisattva
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Mahayana aspires to Buddhahood through what path?
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suffering and rebirth
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Theravada escapes what cycle?
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the Buddha, the Dharma (the teachings), and the Sangha (the community)
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What are the Three Jewels of the Buddhist tradition?
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cultivation of higher wisdom and discernment
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What is one of the Ten Meritorious Deeds of Buddhism?
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Ten Meritorious Deeds
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What other practices do Buddhists adhere to?
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renouncing conventional living and becoming a monastic
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What is one of the Ten Meritorious Deeds?
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creator
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Buddhism denies what kind of deity?
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greediness
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Of the Ten Meritorious Deeds, giving charity reduces what?
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Mahayana
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Invocation of buddhas and bodhisattvas is in what tradition?
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Nidānakathā of the Jataka tales of the Theravada
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The Nidānakathā of the Jataka tales of the Theravada is attributed to who?
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Buddhacarita, the Lokottaravādin Mahāvastu, and the Sarvāstivādin Lalitavistara Sūtra
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What are some other biographies that differ from the Jataka tales?
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Most accept that he lived, taught and founded a monastic order
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What do scholars recognize about the life of the Buddha?
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5th century CE
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When was the Buddhagohosa written?
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the Buddhacarita
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What is one of the earlier biographies on Buddhism?
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Buddha
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Who founded a monastic order in his life?
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Buddha
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Scholars do not make claims without evidence about who's life?
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monastic
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Most accept that Buddha lived and taught in what type of order?
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5th ce
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The Jataka tales of the Theravada happened in what century?
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Michael Carrithers
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Who said "the outline of the life must be true: birth, maturity, renunciation, search, awakening and liberation, teaching, death."?
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birth, maturity, renunciation
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What are some of the outlines of life?
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Karen Armstrong
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Who wrote a biography of Buddha?
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Siddhatta Gotama
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What do some say is Buddha's real name?
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disciples
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What are the helpers called that helped Buddha?
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Michael Carrithers
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Who believes "the outline of the life must be true" in reference to Buddha?
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the Buddha
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Karen Armstrong wrote a biography on who?
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