Religion quiz

Exploring Theravāda's connections to other paths - what can we learn from other traditions, religions and philosophies?
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1. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
2. Jainism (99%)
3. Orthodox Quaker (90%)
4. Hinduism (89%)
5. Sikhism (85%)
6. Orthodox Judaism (71%)
7. Unitarian Universalism (65%)
8. Seventh Day Adventist (60%)
9. Taoism (58%)
10. Mahayana Buddhism (57%)
11. Liberal Quaker (52%)
12. Mormon (52%)
13. Eastern Orthodox (50%)
14. Roman Catholic (50%)
15. Jehovahs Witness (47%)
16. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (44%)
17. Islam (43%)
18. Scientology (43%)
19. Bahai (42%)
20. Secular Humanism (41%)
21. Neo-Pagan (37%)
22. New Age (36%)
23. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (34%)
24. Reform Judaism (33%)
25. Non-theist (27%)
26. Christian Science Church of Christ, Scientist (22%)
27. New Thought (22%)
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Dhammanando wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:57 pm 1. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
MRDA again, Bhante?
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Dhammanando wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:57 pm 1. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
2. Jainism (99%)
:thumbsup: Cool, further evidence for my theory that Jainism is the closest religion to Theravada. Sometimes I think Theravada has more in common with Jainism than it does with Mahayana.

https://dhammawiki.com/index.php/Buddhism_and_Jainism
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DNS wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:39 pmI like your results. How did you get those results? I like how they're all Dharma Paths. I run the forum Dharma Paths but your results are better suited than mine to run Dharma Paths.
Did you see how many 0% I have?
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binocular wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:35 pm
DNS wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:39 pmI like your results. How did you get those results? I like how they're all Dharma Paths. I run the forum Dharma Paths but your results are better suited than mine to run Dharma Paths.
Did you see how many 0% I have?
So you made up your results? :tongue:
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DNS wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:25 pmSo you made up your results?
Eh. I'm surprised I got the results I did, I'm not sure why they came out that way. I answered "Not applicable" in many instances and thought that most questions were about not particularly important topics. Like I said, I wonder what the test's methodology is.
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Oh, okay, it could be the assigning the neutral value to some of the questions. I'll have to tweak some of my answers so I can 'score' as high as you did on the Dharmic traditions; so I can be a better Dharma Paths administrator :D

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Sam Vara wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:09 pm
Dhammanando wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:57 pm 1. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
MRDA again, Bhante?
Probably. :)

I always seem to get something unexpected in the third place. This time it's Orthodox Quakerism. In the past I've had Mormonism and Neo-Paganism.
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Dhammanando wrote: Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:13 am
Sam Vara wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:09 pm
Dhammanando wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:57 pm 1. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
MRDA again, Bhante?
Probably. :)

I always seem to get something unexpected in the third place. This time it's Orthodox Quakerism. In the past I've had Mormonism and Neo-Paganism.
With all the practice you are getting taking this quiz I think that we can say with some certainty that very soon you will pass. I'm suprised it is taking you so long. I passed the first time and every time the quiz has come around again I pass on it again.
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chownah wrote: Wed Dec 13, 2017 5:30 amWith all the practice you are getting taking this quiz I think that we can say with some certainty that very soon you will pass. I'm surprised it is taking you so long. I passed the first time and every time the quiz has come around again I pass on it again.
Well done! I doubt I shall ever pass it myself. I keep giving the same answers every time, only changing my mind about how much emphasis to place on each answer. :shrug:
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Dhammanando wrote: Wed Dec 13, 2017 7:16 am
chownah wrote: Wed Dec 13, 2017 5:30 amWith all the practice you are getting taking this quiz I think that we can say with some certainty that very soon you will pass. I'm surprised it is taking you so long. I passed the first time and every time the quiz has come around again I pass on it again.
Well done! I doubt I shall ever pass it myself. I keep giving the same answers every time, only changing my mind about how much emphasis to place on each answer.
Oh, it's very easy to pass such quizes. Just click that x button in your top right corner, or better yet, don't click that link to begin with.

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