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Solar Dragon: Created page with "{{Tapped Out Quest |name = Buddha's Got Back |image = |level = 27 |update = {{TOCU|Level 27}} |requirements = |characters = Lenny
Carl |optional = |previous = {{..."

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Created page with "{{Tapped Out Quest |name = Buddha's Got Back |image = |level = 27 |update = {{TOCU|Level 27}} |requirements = |characters = Lenny<br>Carl |optional = |previous = {{..."

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{{Tapped Out Quest
|name = Buddha's Got Back
|image =
|level = 27
|update = {{TOCU|Level 27}}
|requirements =
|characters = [[Lenny]]<br>[[Carl]]
|optional =
|previous = {{TOQP2|This Little Wiggy|8}}
|next =
}}

'''Buddha's Got Back''' is a questline in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was released in the {{TOCU|Level 27}} content update. It unlocks [[Lenny]], [[Carl]], the [[Springfield Buddhist Temple]], and the [[Adult Education Annex]].

== Dialogue ==
=== Pt. 1 ===
{{Table|
{{TH|After tapping Rev. Lovejoy's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Rev. Lovejoy Icon‎}}
{{TB|Ah, Lisa Simpson! You wanted to speak to me about a spiritual crisis. Perhaps you've come to hear a humble 'I told you so'.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon‎}}
{{TB|Actually I'm trying to find meaning in this world of daily drudgery.}}
{{Tapped Out Rev. Lovejoy Icon‎}}
{{TB|All you need to do is trust in the wisdom of the Almighty Finger. I mean, God.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon‎}}
{{TB|Actually, Springfield exploded and then returned. I've been thinking this might be proof of the Buddhist concept of Samsara -}}
{{Tapped Out Rev. Lovejoy Icon‎}}
{{TB|Oh Lord. Is this another conversation where you try to convince me Buddha was just a chubby Jesus?}}
{{THT|'''Task:''' "Build Springfield Buddhist Temple". It takes 4 hours.|colspan=2}}
{{THT|'''Build:''' [[Springfield Buddhist Temple]]|colspan=2}}
{{THT|'''New Characters:''' [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]]|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 2 ===
{{Table|
{{TH|After tapping Lenny's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Lenny Icon‎}}
{{TB|Wow, we suffered a fiery nuclear death and now we're reborn! I guess the Buddhist theory of reincarnation is right.}}
{{Tapped Out Carl Icon‎}}
{{TB|Yeah. And we came back as ourselves. Boy, we must've really screwed up the last time.}}
{{Tapped Out Lenny Icon‎}}
{{TB|But we did everything right. Gave to the poor. Helped old ladies cross the street. Made sure our magazines were, at the minimum, barely legal.}}
{{Tapped Out Lenny Icon‎}}
{{TB|I was hoping to at least be reincarnated as you.}}
{{Tapped Out Carl Icon‎}}
{{TB|I don't understand it either. We need to go someplace where we can contemplate the mysteries of our existence.}}
{{THT|'''Tasks:''' "Make Lenny Drink at Moe's" and "Make Carl Drink at Moe's". The tasks take place at [[Moe's Tavern]] and take 8 hours.|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 3 ===
{{Table|
{{TH|After tapping on Moe's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Moe Icon‎}}
{{TB|It's great to have my closest friends back. Now, settle your tab before I stab out your lungs.}}
{{Tapped Out Lenny Icon‎}}
{{TB|But Moe, all our money burned up in the explosions.}}
{{Tapped Out Moe Icon‎}}
{{TB|So did my bar tabs... but I still expect you to pay them!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon‎}}
{{TB|If you need money, you guys should get your old jobs back at the plant. Then you can cover for me when I'm never there.}}
{{THT|'''Tasks:''' "Send Lenny to do a Plant Shift" and "Send Carl to do a Plant Shift". The tasks take place at the [[Control Building]] and take 16 hours.|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Smithers Icon‎}}
{{TB|Thank you both for reporting to work.}}
{{Tapped Out Smithers Icon‎}}
{{TB|Unfortunately, with so few people in this town, and my recent raise, we only have enough money to pay one of you.}}
{{Tapped Out Lenny Icon‎}}
{{TB|Only one? Well, then I say give the job to Carl.}}
{{Tapped Out Carl Icon‎}}
{{TB|I say give the job to me as well.}}
{{Tapped Out Lenny Icon‎}}
{{TB|Hey! I thought you were going to do that thing where you say no, give him the job, and then we argue over something good.}}
{{Tapped Out Carl Icon‎}}
{{TB|Nope. Did that thing where I just take it.}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 4 ===
{{Table|
{{TH|After tapping Lenny's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Lenny Icon‎}}
{{TB|Guess I have to rely on my fallback teaching job. Good thing I'm an expert on how chew tobacco.}}
{{Tapped Out Carl Icon‎}}
{{TB|I knew you'd bounce back. Speaking of bouncing and things that have back, I have a date with your sister.}}
{{THT|'''Tasls:''' "Build the Adult Education Annex", "Make Lenny Teach Class on Chewing Tobacco" and "Make Carl Date Lenny's Sister". The building takes 4 hours. Lenny's task takes place at the [[Adult Education Annex]] and takes 60 minutes and Carl's task takes place at the [[Gilded Truffle]] and takes 60 minutes.|colspan=2}}
{{THT|'''Build:''' [[Adult Education Annex]]|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

{{Tapped Out Quests/Level 26-30}}

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 |name = Buddha's Got Back
 |image = [[File:Tapped Out Lenny Sidebar.png|x100px]]
-|level = 27
+|level = 26
 |update = {{TOCU|Level 27}}
 |requirements =
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 |internal = BuddhasGotBack
 |id = 1245, 1247 - 1250
-|previous = {{TOQP2|This Little Wiggy|8}}
+|previous = {{TOQP2|This Little Wiggy|8}} (if level 26)<br>{{TOQP2|This Little Wiggy|1}} (if level 27)
 |next = {{TOQP|Lenny's Downfall|1}}<br>[[Little Miss Mantra]]
 }}
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 == Dialogue ==
 === Pt. 1 ===
-{{Table|
+{{Table|width=80%|
 {{TH|After tapping on Rev. Lovejoy's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Rev. Lovejoy Icon}}

@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 {{TH|After tapping on Rev. Lovejoy's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Rev. Lovejoy Icon}}
-{{TB|Ah, Lisa Simpson! You wanted to speak to me about a spiritual crisis. Perhaps you’ve come to hear a humble ‘I told you so’.}}
+{{TB|Ah, Lisa Simpson! You wanted to speak to me about a spiritual crisis. Perhaps you've come to hear a humble 'I told you so'.}}
 {{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
 {{TB|Actually I'm trying to find meaning in this world of daily drudgery.}}
@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
 {{TB|All you need to do is trust in the wisdom of the Almighty Finger. I mean, God.}}
 {{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
-{{TB|Actually, Springfield exploded and then returned. I’ve been thinking this might be proof of the Buddhist concept of Samsara—}}
+{{TB|Actually, Springfield exploded and then returned. I've been thinking this might be proof of the Buddhist concept of Samsara—}}
 {{Tapped Out Rev. Lovejoy Icon}}
 {{TB|Oh Lord. Is this another conversation where you try to convince me Buddha was just a chubby [[Jesus]]?}}
@@ Line 41: / Line 41: @@
 {{TB|Wow, we suffered a fiery nuclear death and now we're reborn! I guess the Buddhist theory of reincarnation is right.}}
 {{Tapped Out Carl Icon}}
-{{TB|Yeah. And we came back as ourselves. Boy, we must’ve really screwed up the last time.}}
+{{TB|Yeah. And we came back as ourselves. Boy, we must've really screwed up the last time.}}
 {{Tapped Out Lenny Icon}}
 {{TB|But we did everything right. Gave to the poor. Helped old ladies cross the street. Made sure our magazines were, at the minimum, barely legal.}}
@@ Line 47: / Line 47: @@
 {{TB|I was hoping to at least be reincarnated as you.}}
 {{Tapped Out Carl Icon}}
-{{TB|I don’t understand it either. We need to go someplace where we can contemplate the mysteries of our existence.}}
+{{TB|I don't understand it either. We need to go someplace where we can contemplate the mysteries of our existence.}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Lenny Drink at Moe's|8 hours|[[Moe's Tavern]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Carl Drink at Moe's|8 hours|[[Moe's Tavern]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
@@ Line 56: / Line 56: @@
 {{TH|After tapping on Moe's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Moe Icon}}
-{{TB|It’s great to have my closest friends back. Now, settle your tab before I stab out your lungs.}}
+{{TB|It's great to have my closest friends back. Now, settle your tab before I stab out your lungs.}}
 {{Tapped Out Lenny Icon}}
 {{TB|But Moe, all our money burned up in the explosions.}}
 {{Tapped Out Moe Icon}}
-{{TB|So did my bar tabs… but I still expect you to pay them!}}
+{{TB|So did my bar tabs... but I still expect you to pay them!}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
-{{TB|If you need money, you guys should get your old jobs back at the plant. Then you can cover for me when I’m never there.}}
+{{TB|If you need money, you guys should get your old jobs back at the plant. Then you can cover for me when I'm never there.}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Send Lenny to Do a Plant Shift|16 hours|the [[Control Building]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Send Carl to Do a Plant Shift|16 hours|the [[Control Building]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Smithers Icon}}
@@ Line 83: / Line 83: @@
 {{TH|After tapping on Lenny's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Lenny Icon}}
-{{TB|Guess I have to rely on my fallback teaching job. Good thing I’m an expert on how to chew tobacco.}}
+{{TB|Guess I have to rely on my fallback teaching job. Good thing I'm an expert on how to chew tobacco.}}
 {{Tapped Out Carl Icon}}
-{{TB|I knew you’d bounce back. Speaking of bouncing and things that have back, I have a date with [[Lainie Leonard|your sister]].}}
+{{TB|I knew you'd bounce back. Speaking of bouncing and things that have back, I have a date with [[Lainie Leonard|your sister]].}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Build|Build the Adult Education Annex|4 hours}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Lenny Teach Class on Chewing Tobacco|60 minutes|[[Adult Education Annex]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Carl Date Lenny's Sister|60 minutes|the [[Gilded Truffle]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|'''Build:''' [[Adult Education Annex]]|colspan=2}}

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 === Pt. 1 ===
 {{Table|
-{{TH|After tapping Rev. Lovejoy's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
+{{TH|After tapping on Rev. Lovejoy's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Rev. Lovejoy Icon‎}}
 {{TB|Ah, Lisa Simpson! You wanted to speak to me about a spiritual crisis. Perhaps you've come to hear a humble 'I told you so'.}}
@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 === Pt. 2 ===
 {{Table|
-{{TH|After tapping Lenny's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
+{{TH|After tapping on Lenny's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Lenny Icon‎}}
 {{TB|Wow, we suffered a fiery nuclear death and now we're reborn! I guess the Buddhist theory of reincarnation is right.}}
@@ Line 79: / Line 79: @@
 === Pt. 4 ===
 {{Table|
-{{TH|After tapping Lenny's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
+{{TH|After tapping on Lenny's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Lenny Icon‎}}
 {{TB|Guess I have to rely on my fallback teaching job. Good thing I'm an expert on how chew tobacco.}}

@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 {{Tapped Out Rev. Lovejoy Icon‎}}
 {{TB|Oh Lord. Is this another conversation where you try to convince me Buddha was just a chubby Jesus?}}
-{{THT|'''Task:''' "Build Springfield Buddhist Temple". It takes 4 hours.|colspan=2}}
+{{THT|{{Task/Build|Build Springfield Buddhist Temple|4 hours}}|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|'''Build:''' [[Springfield Buddhist Temple]]|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|'''New Characters:''' [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]]|colspan=2}}
@@ Line 46: / Line 46: @@
 {{Tapped Out Carl Icon‎}}
 {{TB|I don't understand it either. We need to go someplace where we can contemplate the mysteries of our existence.}}
-{{THT|'''Tasks:''' "Make Lenny Drink at Moe's" and "Make Carl Drink at Moe's". The tasks take place at [[Moe's Tavern]] and take 8 hours.|colspan=2}}
+{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Lenny Drink at Moe's|8 hours|[[Moe's Tavern]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Carl Drink at Moe's|8 hours|[[Moe's Tavern]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 }}
@@ Line 61: / Line 61: @@
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon‎}}
 {{TB|If you need money, you guys should get your old jobs back at the plant. Then you can cover for me when I'm never there.}}
-{{THT|'''Tasks:''' "Send Lenny to do a Plant Shift" and "Send Carl to do a Plant Shift". The tasks take place at the [[Control Building]] and take 16 hours.|colspan=2}}
+{{THT|{{Task/Job|Send Lenny to Do a Plant Shift|16 hours|the [[Control Building]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Send Carl to Do a Plant Shift|16 hours|the [[Control Building]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Smithers Icon‎}}
 {{TB|Thank you both for reporting to work.}}
@@ Line 84: / Line 84: @@
 {{Tapped Out Carl Icon‎}}
 {{TB|I knew you'd bounce back. Speaking of bouncing and things that have back, I have a date with your sister.}}
-{{THT|'''Tasls:''' "Build the Adult Education Annex", "Make Lenny Teach Class on Chewing Tobacco" and "Make Carl Date Lenny's Sister". The building takes 4 hours. Lenny's task takes place at the [[Adult Education Annex]] and takes 60 minutes and Carl's task takes place at the [[Gilded Truffle]] and takes 60 minutes.|colspan=2}}
+{{THT|{{Task/Build|Build the Adult Education Annex|4 hours}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Lenny Teach Class on Chewing Tobacco|60 minutes|[[Adult Education Annex]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Carl Date Lenny's Sister|60 minutes|the [[Gilded Truffle]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|'''Build:''' [[Adult Education Annex]]|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}

@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 }}
-'''Buddha's Got Back''' is a questline in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was released in the {{TOCU|Level 27}} content update. It unlocks [[Lenny]], [[Carl]], the [[Springfield Buddhist Temple]], and the [[Adult Education Annex]].
+'''Buddha's Got Back''' is a questline in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was introduced in the {{TOCU|Level 27}} content update. It unlocks [[Lenny]], [[Carl]], the [[Springfield Buddhist Temple]], and the [[Adult Education Annex]].
 == Dialogue ==

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 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 }}
 {{Tapped Out Quests/Level 26-30}}