Religious Tradition: Buddhism - SRRTB

Unit of work that complements the NSW "Studies of Religion" Preliminary Course and includes:

Topics

Buddhism; Background to Buddhism; Siddhartha Gautama; Buddha's Teaching Life; Formation of the Sangha; Early Buddhist Councils; Story of Buddhism; Principal Beliefs (Three Jewels, Four Noble Truths, Marks of Existence, Karma, Samsara, Nirvana); Buddhist Scriptures (Tripitaka, Lotus of the Good Law, Tibetan Book of the Dead); Buddhist Ethics; Buddhist Laity and Ethics; Virtues of the Laity; Moral Conduct for the Buddhist Monk; Puja.

• Lesson plans
• Worksheets
• Assessment Tasks

Extra material linked to this module:

• EB-Bud110 Buddhism worksheets Years 11 and 12

PowerPoint Presentation

• DS142 Indus Valley Civilisation
• DS41 Buddha’s Life
• DS40 Four Noble Truths
• DS138 Sangha
• DS139 The Three Jewels
• DS140 Marks of Existence
• DS43 Buddha and His Truths
• DS42 Buddhist Scriptures
• DS39 Pali Canon
• DS44 Ethics for the Lay Buddhist
• DS141 Moral Conduct for the Buddhist Monk

Updated: 3/7/23