RE GCSE (AQA)

Question 1

What are the 3 refuges?

Answer 1

1. Dhamma = The buddha’s teachings. If you need refuge you look to the buddha’s teachings for help
2. Sangha = people that have become enlightened. The community that follow the teachings of the buddha.
3. Buddha = Siddharta Gautama/ The buddha. He can provide refuge as a role model.

Question 2

What are the 3 watches of the night?

Answer 2

1. He gained knowledge of all his previous lives.
2. He understood the
   wheel of samsara.
3. He understood suffering and how to overcome it.

Question 3

What were the 4 tactics used by mara to distract the buddha?

Answer 3

1. He sent his daughters to seduce siddharta gautama.
2. Sent armies to attack him.
3. He offered siddharta control of his kingdom.
4. Tried to attack gautama himself.

(None of these tactics worked and siddharta Gautama/ the Buddha reached enlightenment.)

Question 4

What do anicca, anatta and dukkha mean?

Answer 4

1. Anicca: Imprmanence; Everything changes and nothing stays the same forever.
2. Dukkha: Suffering; Bad things will always happen.
3. Anatta: Not-self; We need to change/adapt to our enviroments.

Question 5

What are the 7 states of suffering?

Answer 5

1.Birth,
2.Old age,
3.Sickness,
4.Death,
5.sorrow/grief and despair,
6.Contact with bad things,
7.Not getting things wished
for.

Question 6

What are the 4 noble truths?

Answer 6

1.Suffering is inescapable
(dukkha).
2.Suffering stems from
greed and
desire (Sumudaya).
3.You can end suffering by
not craving (Nirodha).
4.The recipe for achieving
happiness (Magga).