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ENTRANCE-LEVEL

1. "On Attaining Buddhahood" (pp. 6-12; 20-29) Source: SGI-USA Study Program Entrance-Level Textbook
2. "The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon" (pp. 32-43; 47-52) Source: SGI-USA Study Program Entrance-Level Textbook
3. "Happiness in This World" (pp. 223-246) Source: Learning from the Gosho: The Eternal Teachings of Nichiren Daishonin
4. Nichiren Daishonin's Life (pp.11-18; 56-78; 83-115) Source: The Life of Nichiren Daishonin
5. Introduction; Question No. 2; Question No. 4 (pp. 4-6; 9-10; 13-16) Source: Questions and Answers on the Temple Issue Pamphlet
6. Sample Questions

ELEMENTARY-LEVEL

1. "Letter to the Brothers" (pp. 6-13; 22-5; 31-51; 57-61; 67-74; 80-84; 89-104) Source: SGI-USA Study Program Elementary-Level Textbook
2. "The Person and the Law" (pp. 107-127) Source: SGI-USA Study Program Elementary-Level Textbook
3. Ichinen Sanzen (pp. 128-160) Source: SGI-USA Study Program Elementary-Level Textbook
4. "One Essential Phrase I & II" (pp. 73-94) Source: Learning from the Gosho: The Eternal Teachings of Nichiren Daishonin
5. The "Expedient Means" Chapter. (pp. 5-43; 53-83; 133-140) Source: Volume 1 of Lectures on the "Expedient Means" and "Life Span" Chapters of the Lotus Sutra
6. Entire Contents: Questions and Answers on the Temple Issue Pamphlet
7. Sample Questions
8. Sample Question Answers

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL

1. "An Explanation of Nikko Shonin's 26 Admonitions"-- SGI President Ikeda's speech published in the April 1998 issue of Living Buddhism.
2. "The Opening of the Eyes, parts I & II, Source: Learning from the Gosho: The Eternal Teachings of Nichiren Daishonin
3. The 'Life Span' Chapter. Source: Volumes 2 & 3 of Lectures on the "Expedient Means" and "Life Span" Chapters of the Lotus Sutra
4. Questions and Answers on the Temple Issue Pamphlet: Entire Contents
5. Sample Questions
6. Sample Question Answers

ADVANCED-LEVEL

1. "The True Entity of Life" (pp. 3-24; 30-38; 58-70;. 87-89) Source: Selected Lectures on the Gosho
2. "Heritage of the Ultimate Law" (pp. 95-109; 121-123; 150-155; 169-172; 192-195) Source: Selected Lectures on the Gosho
3. "The True Object of Worship" (pp. 203-223; 240-281) Source: Selected Lectures on the Gosho
4. "Dialogue on the Lotus Sutra Series" The specific sections for the exam will be decided in the future. (Please begin studying the series, which began in the April 1995 Seikyo Times and continues in Living Buddhism). Source "Dialogue on the Lotus Sutra" Series
5. Questions and Answers on the Temple Issue Pamphlet: Entire Contents
6. Questions and Answers to the 2002 Advanced Level Exam