Buddhism: Expression of Religious Identity

What Buddhism: Expression of Religious Identity covers

Buddhism: the practices, rites and communal life through which identity is expressed. Part of Component 2, sat only by students who take Buddhism as their chosen religion.

The 7 subtopics

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• The Sangha Today and Wat Phra DhammakayaRecall questions on the Sangha's challenges and use of technology today, and on Wat Phra Dhammakaya: its meditation technique, temple, teaching on nirvana, expansion and the criticisms made of it.Open →
• The Sangha in Thailand and Its Changing RolesThe traditional lifestyle of Thai monks, their relationship with lay people and the village wat, and how the Sangha's role has changed through state education, the Sangha Acts, development and ecology monks, and growing royal control.Open →
• Acts of Devotion in Theravada and Mahayana BuddhismRecall questions on Theravada prostration, offerings, chanting and circumambulation, Mahayana bowing, mantra and visualisation, and how the two traditions differ over the purpose of devotion.Open →
• Buddha Images and MeritRecall questions on the purpose of Buddha images in each tradition and on what merit is and how it is made.Open →
• Right Mindfulness and Its Four FoundationsRecall questions on Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration within the Eightfold Path, the four foundations of body, feeling, mind and dhammas, and the meditative absorptions concentration develops.Open →
• The Eightfold Path and Mental DisciplineRecall questions on the three factors grouped under samadhi and on where right effort, mindfulness and concentration belong.Open →
• Secular Mindfulness and Its CriticsRecall questions on therapeutic uses of meditation and why some Buddhists welcome them, the criticisms of secular mindfulness and its commercialisation, and how it differs from meditation within the Eightfold Path.Open →

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Questions from this topic

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1. 1

   What is the Sangha in Buddhism?

   Model answer

   The Buddhist monastic community of ordained monks and nuns who preserve and transmit the teachings of the Buddha.

2. 2

   What challenge does the Sangha face in the 21st century regarding its position in society?

   Model answer

   Maintaining relevance in increasingly secular and modernised societies.

3. 3

   How do contemporary Sangha communities use technology to fulfil their religious role?

   Model answer

   They engage with modern technology and social media to spread Buddhist teachings and maintain connections with lay followers.

4. 4

   Name three contemporary issues that 21st century Sangha communities address through Buddhist ethical frameworks.

   Model answer

   Environmental concerns, mental health, and social justice.

5. 5

   What is Wat Phra Dhammakaya?

   Model answer

   A Thai Buddhist temple and movement founded in 1970, which became one of the largest and most controversial Buddhist organisations in Thailand.

6. 6

   In the Vijja Dhammakaya meditation technique, where does the practitioner focus their attention?

   Model answer

   On the centre of the body.

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What does Buddhism: Expression of Religious Identity cover in AQA A-Level Religious Studies?

7 subtopics: the sangha today and wat phra dhammakaya, the sangha in thailand and its changing roles, acts of devotion in theravada and mahayana buddhism, buddha images and merit, right mindfulness and its four foundations, the eightfold path and mental discipline and secular mindfulness and its critics. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.

How is Buddhism: Expression of Religious Identity organised?

By the AQA 7062 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.