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1 Higher RMPS Calendar Buddhism W/b Topic Lesson Resource Homework June The Buddha Shakyamuni The Ten Acts of the Buddha p The Four Sights Walker p23-24 p14-15 The Little Buddha DVD ( ) Going Forth and Enlightenment Walker p25-27 p15-18 Choosing any format that suits your skills present The Ten Acts of the Buddha What was the significance of the Four Sights in the life of Siddhartha? (10 marks) The Dhammapada The path of the dhamma Samsara The Wheel of Samsara: Dependent (The nature of origination human beings) (The nature of The Three Root human beings) Poisons Dhammapada Walker p46-52 p Tibetan Wheel of Life Walker p53-55 p Root Poisons PowerPoint The Fire Sermon Explain what is meant by the Middle Way and why this epitomises Buddhism.

2 Kamma Punna/Skilful and Unskilful actions The Four Noble Truths The first Noble Truth: Dukkha LO1.1 (Dukkha is also one of the Three (The nature of Marks of existence) Existence) The second Noble Truth: Tanha/Samudaya The third Noble Truth: Nibbana/Nirodha Dhammapada 1-14 Walker p66-74 p The Parable of the Burning House p80-86 Walker p29-30 p28 p91-94 Walker p30-31,56 p29-31 Walker p31 p31-33 p Nibbana PowerPoint The Questions of King Milinda Explain the benefits and difficulties of belief in kamma for Buddhists (8 marks) if a man speaks or acts with an impure mind, suffering follows him. In what ways can this teaching affect the way a Buddhist lives? (6 marks) And he who is free from credulous beliefs since he has seen the eternal Nibbana, who has thrown off the bondage of the lower life and, far beyond temptations, has surrendered all his desires, he is indeed great amongst men. Dhammapada 97 Explain what Buddhists would understand by the phrase bondage of lower life?

3 (The nature of human beings) The forth Noble Truth: Magga/The Eightfold Path/The Threefold Way Walker p32 p33-35 p50-55 Dhammapada The Noble Eightfold path comprises morality, meditation and wisdom. Assess the relative importance of each aspect of the path in the quest for enlightenment. (15 marks) Assessment (1) The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence Dukkha and The Five Skhandas Walker p37-41 p35-39 p Anicca Walker p43 p87-91 The Story of Kisagotami and the Mustard Seed The Story of the Hungry Tigress Dhammapada Anatta Walker p41-42 p94-98 The Chariot analogy The Questions of King Milinda You cannot understand suffering without understanding Anicca. How far do you agree? (10 marks) How can The Story of the Hungry Tigress be used to exemplify anicca and anatta?

4 The Story of the Hungry Tigress Anatta and The Five Skhandas p The Dhamma The Truth Not the source of enlightenment, but indicating the way The Sangha Monks, Nuns and laity The Aryasangha/ Bodhisattva and Arhat Simile of The Raft Sermon at Benares The Three Jewels Dammapada Walker p82-87 p55-59 To what extent is it practical to follow the Dhamma in today s world? 10 marks Outline the basic paths of the Theravada Arhat and the Mahayana Bodhisattva (10 marks) Assessment (2) Ethics The Five Precepts/Ten Precepts Ahimsa Walker p p53-59 p What are the main moral principles of Buddhism? (8 marks) Meditation and worship Meditation: purpose and practice Walker p p59-60

5 p170,171, Samatha and Vipassana Walker p p60-64 p The Four Immeasureables Assessment (3) Worship p Exam Preparation Samye Ling Why do you think Buddhists gather together for worship and make offerings when they do not believe in a god?

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