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Knowledge Builder: Religious Studies An introduction to Buddhism Year 8 | Term 3
Books to read:
An introduction to Buddhism in day-to-day life
BBC Bitesize
“Kathina” – a Buddhist festival in the community
BBC Bitesize
6. What are the challenges to Islam?
5.a
lotus
A flower and key symbol in Buddhism
5.b
mantra
A sacred phrase chanted through meditation
5.c
bardo
In Tibetan Buddhism, the state of being that exists between death and rebirth
5.d
jhana
A state of absorption – a stage on the path to nirvana through meditation
5.e
parinirvana
A state of complete bliss, entered into by souls not reborn
Origins of Buddhism and the early life of Siddhartha
Truetube
Siddhartha Gautama born, 563BCE
How would you explain Buddhism to an alien?
Born a prince, he first saw the outside world aged 29
Truetube
Met six ascetics who tried to teach him
Rejecting their teachings he found the “Middle Way”
Reached enlightenment and died aged 80
King Asoka sent out missionaries, 300BCE
Theravada
Buddhi sm spread south
Mahayana
Buddhi sm spread north
Wor ldwide there are 500m Buddhi sts, 2020
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