Buddhism

In this lesson we will be learning about Siddhartha Gautama. He is the first individual to have achieved enlightenment through the practice of meditation. He became known as Buddha, which means 'the enlightened one'. We will learn about his life and his journey to enlightenment.

In this lesson, we are going to be learning about Buddhism as a religious tradition that was originally passed on by word of mouth. We will also learn about the Buddha's core teachings: the threefold path to enlightenment and the four noble truths.

In this lesson, we are going to be learning about Buddhism as a religious tradition that was originally passed on by word of mouth. We will also learn about the Buddha's core teaching that helps Buddhists reach enlightenment: the eightfold path.

In this lesson we will be learning about the Buddhist festival called Wesak. We will learn about why this festival is so special to Buddhists and the traditions that they observe. Finally, we will learn about the Noble Eightfold Path, which Buddhists reflect upon during Wesak.

In this lesson we will be learning about meditation. We are going to learn about why Buddhists meditate, how they meditate and we are even going to practise some meditation ourselves.

In this lesson, we will be learning about buddhist monks and nuns. We will learn about the different schools of Buddhism and the journey that Buddhist lay people take to become a 'full monk'. We will learn about daily life in a monastic community and we will compare life in a monastery to our own daily life.

In this final lesson on Buddhism, we will begin learning about reincarnation, which is the Buddhist notion of rebirth. We will learn about karma and the belief that a being's actions determine whether the rebirth is positive or negative. We will then go on to learn about the Dalai Lama, who is someone some Buddhists believe has reached enlightenment, but remains on Earth to help others reach enlightenment or Nirvana.

In this lesson, we will be using all of the key pieces of knowledge we have acquired over the course of this unit to plan and write an essay.

In this lesson, we will be using all of the key pieces of knowledge we have acquired over the course of this unit to continue to plan and write an essay.

In this lesson, we are going to be learning how to improve our essays. We will be thinking about how to improve them grammatically before trying to write a 'closing statement' for each paragraph.