Answer THREE out of the following questions. At least ONE of the questions must come from Section A.

Each answer must be no longer than 800 words in length.

Section A

1. . Give reasons for why it is or is not plausible.
2. Provide an account of realisation that makes sense of Dōgen’s three kinds of thinking. Give reasons to support your view.

Section B

3. What do you think is the best Buddhist argument for no-self? Explain the argument and evaluate it by providing your own reasons for why the argument is or is not plausible.
4. Explain the notions of ultimate and conventional truth from a Mādhyamika point of view and give reasons for why it is or is not plausible.
5. Explain the notion of inference from Dharmakīrti’s point of view and give reasons for why it is or is not plausible.