Buddhism revision

GCSE Religious Studies (Philosophy & Ethics)

Religious education revision (Buddhist)

Siddharta Gautama

He was a Prince born in Lumbini.
When he was 29, he saw an dead, a holy, and sick person and a old man. This is called the ‘four sights’.
He reached enlightenment after sitting under a bo tree to meditate.

Key words

‘Buddha’-one who is enlightened.
‘Dharma’-the Buddhist’s teaching
‘The three poisons’ are- Greed, hatred and ignorance.
‘Dukkha’-Suffering
Nirvana-point of peace which all cravings end

The three marks of existence

Anicca-Everything in the world changes (Anicca… A knickers, picture the earth wearing pants).
Anatta-Everybody around us changes (Anatta… anatomy, people).
Dukkha-we change, we suffer (dukkha, ducks, they suffer. ).

The four Noble truths

All life contains suffering- we are never content with what we have.
The cause of our suffering are cravings
The way to stop suffering is to stop craving,
The way that we should follow to stop craving is to go through the Noble Eightfold Path.

The Noble Eightfold path (three of them).

Right livelihood- earn a living that doesn’t cause suffering to others.

Right concentration- Meditate. Peace…….

Right action- Follow the Five precepts. Okay?

The Five Precepts

I abstain from the ...

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