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 life free from worldly pleasures and material possessions

a state of wisdom and understanding of the truths of existence

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

Match the keywords to the correct definitions.

All Buddhists believe that the stories of the life of the Buddha are factual.

Some Buddhists interpret all the stories of the life of the Buddha as factual.

Most Buddhists believe that the stories of the Buddha contain spiritual truths.

Which of these statements are most accurate?

Which religion was Siddhartha Gautama influenced by?

it made him grateful for his privileged upbringing

it made him want to find an answer to suffering, which happens to everyone

Why were the Four Sights significant to Siddhartha Gautama?

it meant that he understood the nature of suffering and how to overcome it

it started the Sangha - the community of Buddhists

Why was Siddhartha Gautama's enlightenment significant?

What is the name of the ‘way’ that Buddhists try to follow?

Which of the three jewels means ‘teachings’?

Everything is interconnected and dependent on other things to exist.

Everything is dependent on one other thing for its own connection.

Everything is separate and independent from anything else.

What is the best definition of the concept of dependent arising?

In the Theravada Buddhist tradition, a human personality is understood as a combination of five elements. What are these known as?

Which of the following is **not** one of the five elements of a human personality?

Which of the following would relate to the understanding of the human personality in Mahayana tradition?

Starter Quiz

Which of the three jewels means ‘teachings’?