a life free from worldly pleasures, and involves giving up material possessions

a state of wisdom that enables total clarity and understanding of the truths of existence

Siddhartha Gautama’s experience of illness, old age, death and a holy man

Gautama Buddha's life and its significance

Religious education

The concept of Dhamma

The concept of dependent arising

The three marks of existence

The Four Noble Truths

Suffering and its causes

The three poisons

The Eightfold Path

The Threefold Way

Nibbana and the end of suffering

Human personality in Theravada tradition

Human personality in Mahayana tradition

Human destiny: the Arhat and Boddhisatva ideals

Buddhahood and the Pure Land

Meditation and wisdom

In this unit pupils will examine key beliefs in Buddhism. They will examine key concepts such as dhamma and the idea of the human condition. They will gain an understanding of Buddhist ideas about suffering and the way to end it. They will also examine the story of Gautama Buddha.

Islam and Buddhism: beliefs

a belief that all life includes suffering and unsatisfactoriness

safety or shelter from difficulty or danger

the belief that everything exists because other things do; everything is interconnected and everyone affects everyone else

the belief in cause and effect, intentions and actions will affect the future

the cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth

a symbolic representation of the cycle of samsara

a belief that there is no fixed self/no soul

an important part of the Buddha’s teachings, explaining the truth about existence

causes of dukkha that affect all beings: ignorance, greed, and hate

the Fourth Noble Truth, known as ‘The Middle Way’

a source of wisdom and authority that includes some of the most famous teachings of the Buddha

the ongoing state of desire which causes suffering; grasping at things we enjoy/want

causes of dukkha that affect all beings: ignorance, greed and hatred

one of the three marks of existence, meaning nothing is permament

a cause of suffering meaning ‘thirst’ or ‘craving’

the inability to see things as they really are

the attachment to material things and the ongoing selfish desire for more

a feeling of intense dislike, anger; wishing others harm

also known as ‘The Middle Way', it includes the way to wisdom and mental training

a source of wisdom and authority that includes some of the most famous teachings of the Buddha, including the Eightfold Path

the three divisions of the Eightfold Path: ethics, meditation, and wisdom

the belief that individuals can achieve a state of perfect peace where they experience liberation from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth

moral principles that inform behaviour and attitudes

a spiritual experience that opens a person up to the highest state of consciousness

a being destined for enlightenment, who postpones their final escape from samsara to help others

liberation from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth

physical form which includes the physical elements and physical organs

the feelings that arise from our sense organs

how we perceive the world, the meaning we put on to what we experience

mental activities which lead a person to actions and produce kamma (karma)

the nature of all beings, which means that all beings can become enlightened/reach Buddhahood

a perfected person; in Theravada Buddhism, this is a term for a person who has become enlightened

in Mahayana Buddhism, this is an enlightened being who remains in the cycle of samsara in order to help others achieve enlightenment

the path a Buddhist will take to achieve enlightenment

the Buddha worshipped by Pure Land Buddhists

a form of Mahayana Buddhism, based on a belief in Amitabha Buddha

a place of paradise where Pure Land Buddhists wish to be reborn and the place where Amitabha Buddha resides

a method of meditation; a state of calmness

a method of meditation focused on insight into the true nature of things

a method of meditation focused on developing  pure love which is selfless and not possessive

a method of meditation practised cross-legged with the aim of gaining vipassana (insight)

Islam and Buddhism: beliefs

Buddhism: beliefs

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