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Published: 07 January 2021
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- Nick Gerrard
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A level Religious Studies: Buddhism - Knowledge Organisers

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A bank of sample knowledge organisers to support the learning of A level Buddhism.

These could be used for revision or as a starting point for creating your own knowledge organisers.
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A level
Theme 1A: Accounts of the Birth of the Historical Buddha and the Four Sights
Theme 1D: The Pali Canon- its role in Buddhism as a whole
Theme 1E: The main themes and concepts in two Mahayana texts
Theme 1F: The contribution made to the development of Buddhist thought by the work of contemporary Buddhist teachers
Theme 3A: Historical Development of Buddhism in Japan
Theme 3B: Religion and Society - responses to the challenges of science
Theme 3C: Religion and society - responses to the challenges from secularisation
Theme 3D Religion and society: responses to the challenges of pluralism and diversity
Theme 3E Historical Development of Buddhism
Theme 3F: The relationship between religion and society: religion, equality and discrimination
Theme 4D Beliefs and practices of Tibetan Buddhist traditions
Theme 4E The Mindfulness Movement
Theme 4F Socially Engaged Buddhism: Liberationist traditions
AS level
Theme 1A: Accounts of the Birth of the historical Buddha and the Four Sights
Theme 1B : The Awakening/Enlightenment of the Buddha
Theme 1C: Buddhist texts as sources of wisdom and authority – their use and treatment in daily life
Theme 2A: The Nature of Ultimate Reality – The three lakshanas: dukkha, anicca and anatta
Theme 2B: The Nature of Ultimate Reality – Pratityasamutpada, karma and rebirth
Theme 2C: The Nature of Ultimate Reality – Arhat and bodhisattva – Theravada and Mahayana teachings
Theme 3A: The Four Noble Truths
Theme 3B: The Eightfold Path – Key Moral Principles
Theme 3C: The Dasa Sila (ten precepts) – key moral principles
Theme 4A: Going for Refuge
Theme 4B: Meditation
Theme 4C The role and importance of dana (giving) and punya (merit)

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