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Religious education
Year 10

Buddhism: beliefs

15 lessons

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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.

This unit is situated to allow pupils to study Buddhism as the second religion after studying Christianity. It is placed here so that pupils may again begin with key concepts and stories in Buddhism which will then enable them to understand practices in a deeper and securer way.

  1. Gautama Buddha's life and its significance
  2. The concept of Dhamma
  3. The concept of dependent arising
  4. The three marks of existence
  5. The Four Noble Truths
  6. Suffering and its causes
  7. The three poisons
  8. The Eightfold Path
  9. The Threefold Way
  10. Nibbana and the end of suffering
  11. Human personality in Theravada tradition
  12. Human personality in Mahayana tradition
  13. Human destiny: the Arhat and Boddhisatva ideals
  14. Buddhahood and the Pure Land
  15. Meditation and wisdom
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