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Understanding Buddhism: Life of Buddha & Path to Enlightenment for Year 9 Students, Exercises of Ethics

Year 9 students with a knowledge organizer for Term 3, focusing on Buddhism. Topics covered include the life of the Buddha, the Four Sights, Enlightenment, the Four Noble Truths, the Eight Fold Path, the Five Precepts, and various aspects of Buddhist beliefs and practices. Useful links to educational videos are also provided.

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Ethics
Year 9 Knowledge Organisers
Term 3 Buddhism
Topics Covered
Life of the Buddha
The 4 sights
What is Enlightenment?
4 Noble Truths
8 Fold Path
5 Precepts
How a Buddhist lives their life today
3 Jewels and Poisons
Different Groups in Buddhism
Festivals
Evaluation of these different ideas
What is your opinion?
Useful Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsN7N
Ls-0jI Life of the Buddha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNCU
oC0MXz8 $ noble truths and the 8 fold path
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVKK-
WVW2uw Enlightenment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVKK-
WVW2uw What do Buddhists believe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UEkU
84-MDA 5 Precepts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjtz4E
TYJwI Reincarnation ad rebirth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH42i
CDom50 What is Karma in Buddhism?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4r4cg
CiZGw The 3 Jewells
Introduction to Buddhism
Buddhism is an unique Religion in that it does not have
a God. It was started by Siddhartha Gautama around
563 BCE and 483 BC.
The Aim of Buddhism is to help people get rid of all
suffering and pain in their life. They believe this is
possible by getting rid of all greed, hatred and ignorance
in your life.
They believe in Karma the idea that there are good
and bad consequences to our actions. Good actions
create good karma and bad actions create bad karma.
They also believe in reincarnation: The idea that the
cause and effect chain of our actions leads to an
endless cycle of life, death and rebirth. You can only
escape this endless cycle by being Enlightenment
through the Buddhist teachings
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Ethics

Year 9 Knowledge Organisers

Term 3 Buddhism

Topics Covered

 Life of the Buddha

 The 4 sights

 What is Enlightenment?

 4 Noble Truths

 8 Fold Path

 5 Precepts

 How a Buddhist lives their life today

 3 Jewels and Poisons

 Different Groups in Buddhism

 Festivals

 Evaluation of these different ideas

 What is your opinion?

Useful Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsN7N Ls-0jI Life of the Buddha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNCU oC0MXz8 $ noble truths and the 8 fold path https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVKK- WVW2uw Enlightenment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVKK- WVW2uw What do Buddhists believe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UEkU 84 - MDA 5 Precepts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjtz4E TYJwI Reincarnation ad rebirth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH42i CDom50 What is Karma in Buddhism? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4r4cg CiZGw The 3 Jewells

Introduction to Buddhism

Buddhism is an unique Religion in that it does not have

a God. It was started by Siddhartha Gautama around

563 BCE and 483 BC.

The Aim of Buddhism is to help people get rid of all

suffering and pain in their life. They believe this is

possible by getting rid of all greed, hatred and ignorance

in your life.

They believe in Karma – the idea that there are good

and bad consequences to our actions. Good actions

create good karma and bad actions create bad karma.

They also believe in reincarnation: The idea that the

cause and effect chain of our actions leads to an

endless cycle of life, death and rebirth. You can only

escape this endless cycle by being Enlightenment

through the Buddhist teachings

Keyword Definition Ahimsa First precept, do no harm Ascetic A person who lives without luxury, by choice Boddhisatva A Buddhist who has reached enlightenment but chooses to be re-born rather than go to Nirvana, to help others reach enlightenment Buddha Enlightened one Buddhist A follower of Buddha’s teachings and Buddhism Dharma Buddha’s teachings Eightfold path Taught by Buddha, followed by Buddhists to try to reach enlightenment Enlightenment Reaching a perfect state of understanding, where they manage to lift themselves out of experience suffering and cravings; allowing a Buddhist to go to Nirvana rather than being reincarnated after death Four Noble Truths Buddha’s first teaching on how to stop pain and suffering Four sights What Prince Siddartha saw when he left the palace, made him leave home to search for the truth about life Livelihood One of the steps in the eightfold path, having a job that helps others and causes no harm Mahayana One of the main denominations of Buddhism Meditation Deep thought used by Buddhists to achieve a deeper understanding about life Nirvana A final resting place, similar to Heaven in Christianity Parinirvana Festival commemorating the death of Buddha Precepts Basic rules Buddhists live by. Monks follow 10, non-monks have 5 Pure Land Buddhism A denomination of Buddhism Reincarnation After someone dies, being re-born to live another life Sangha Buddhist community Taking refuge Mantra repeated by Buddhists to show their commitment to reaching enlightenment Theravada One of the main denominations of Buddhism Three jewels The 3 positives Buddhists take refuge in Three poisons The 3 negatives that cause suffering Tibetan Buddhism Third largest denomination of Buddhism Vassa Festival of rain retreat Wesak Festival celebrating Buddha’s birthday Zen Buddhism A denomination of Buddhism

Life of the Buddha

The Four Sights- Buddha wanted to see the world so left the palace grounds and travelled into town. He saw four sights: An old man, a sick man, a corpse and a holy man. The first three sights opened Buddhas eyes to a whole new world that he had never seen, A world with suffering. In the fourth sight, he saw his destiny. The sights were a life changing experience for the Buddha. He learnt that there is suffering in the world and this made him want to find a way to overcome dukkha and reach enlightenment. He was inspired by the holy man's serenity. Enlightenment - Buddha realised that he should not go to extremes (e.g. starvation) but should adopt a happy medium or middle path. He then began to eat and live in moderation. Buddha was still spiritually hungry. He wanted spiritual food and self- realisation. It was underneath the shadow of a large tree that his spiritual hunger was fulfilled. This tree is now known as the Bodhi tree. He sat in a meditative mood underneath the tree from morning to sunset, with determination 'Let me die. Let my body perish. Let my flesh dry up. I will not get up from this seat till i get full illumination'. He plunged himself into deep meditation. It was through this practice that he attained Nirvana (liberation from a cycle of rebirth). His face shone too- he was full of knowledge. He had achieved enlightenment (full understanding of way things are in life.

The 8 Fold Path :

4 Noble Truths

1. To live is to suffer;

2. Suffering is caused by desire;

3. Suffering can be overcome;

4. The eightfold path is the

solution to end suffering.