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Year 7 Assessment: How do Buddhists account for the existence of suffering?

14 Mar

Your task is to produce an assessment that answers the question, “How do Buddhists account for the existence of suffering?”

You can present your work in a variety of ways if you don’t want to write an essay:

  • A poster
  • A PowerPoint
  • A booklet
  • A newspaper article
  • An essay if you’d like to write one!
  • If you have any other ideas please leave a comment and ask



To answer this well you need to:

  • Define suffering: What does it mean? What is the difference between moral and natural evil?
  • Give examples of the different types of suffering
  • Describe Buddhist beliefs about the causes of suffering – refer to the Three Marks of Existence and The Four Noble Truths
  • Explain how Buddhists believe suffering can be controlled. You’ll want to look at the Eightfold Path
  • Analyse Buddhist beliefs in relation to Christian beliefs. How do Christians explain evil? (The Devil? Free will? Adam and Eve? Suffering is a test? Suffering is a punishment?) What are the differences?
  • Conclude: Does Buddhism explain suffering well? Is there a better way to explain?



Resources:

Due Date: Thursday 7th April

Please get in touch with me if you need more time for any reason. Don’t turn up on the day without anything!

 
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