RE knowledge organiser: Year 4 Spring 1-Buddhism Word Bank! Buddha What does it mean to be a Buddhist? Nirvana
Sangha
Karma
Dharma
Samsara
How Buddhists live their lives through their Temple faith. How the teachings of Buddhism are Anitya arranged through the eight-fold path, four noble Siddhartha truths, symbols and five precepts. Children will learn about the sangha (Buddhist community) Entitlenment and Dharma (ultimate truth).
Hindu Sacred Text: Bhagavad Gita
What is the Eight-Fold path and How do What are the Buddhist How Buddhists practice what they Buddhists use this in their daily lives? symbols and what do believe and where
they mean?
Our little learning questions… I must remember… How are my beliefs similar How and where do Buddhists and different to a person Some of the practice their faith? How do who practices Buddhism? What Nirvana means to Buddhists symbols Buddhist believe that you could Buddhists What do Buddhists believe the reach Nirvana? meaning of life is? What do they What the Sangha is believe will happen to a person when What is it like to live in the Sangha? they die?
At the end of the unit, I must…
• Know some of the Symbols in Buddism • Understand how Buddhists live with the Eight-Fold-Path in mind • Compare the eight-fold-path to other religious values • Be able to discuss how Buddhists practice their faith, where do they go, how do they live? • Understand what the purpose of life might be for a Buddhist • Be able to compare Nirvana to the Christian view of Heaven • Be able to talk about what Buddhists believe happens to a person after they die