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Religious education
Year 10

Buddhism: Practices

15 lessons

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In this unit pupils will examine practices in Buddhism such as puja and meditation. They will understand the considerable diversity of these practices among Buddhist adherents. Following that they wil look at the role of precepts and how these look different in Therevada and Mahayna Buddhism.

The unit on practices is placed after beliefs in order for pupils to make sense of practices, such as meditation, once they have understand ideas of suffering, craving and impermanence. From this they can look at the diveristy of practices in Buddhism and make links to the beliefs they have studied.

  1. The nature and importance of diverse places of worship for Buddhists
  2. Buddha rupa, artefacts and offerings
  3. The role and significance of Puja for Buddhists
  4. Samatha meditation
  5. Vipassana meditation
  6. Visualisation of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
  7. Ceremonies and rituals associated with death and mourning
  8. Celebrations: origins and significance of Wesak and Parinirvana Day
  9. Kamma and rebirth
  10. Compassion and loving-kindness
  11. The five moral precepts: do not take life or what is not given
  12. The five moral precepts: senses, falsehoods or intoxicants
  13. The six perfections in the Mahayana tradition: generosity and morality
  14. The six perfections in the Mahayana tradition: patience and energy
  15. The six perfections in the Mahayana tradition: meditation and wisom
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