a) The significance of teachings that underpin involvement and support in and for liberationist approaches to religion and society, religious freedom, religious tolerance, pluralism and interfaith dialogue for Buddhists in a multicultural society.
b) The ways that Buddhists respond to diversity in different traditions of Buddhism. How different Buddhist traditions view other religious and non-religious world views and their truth claims.
c) The benefits, extent of the involvement and potential barriers from a Buddhist context, including the difference in application and importance of interfaith dialogue in light of different traditions of Buddhism, including the different cultural and country contexts in which Buddhists are found.
d) Buddhist teachings and responses to issues of science. How Buddhism has responded
1 Explore the significance of Buddhist teachings that underpin involvement and support in and for liberationist approaches to religion and society. (8)
1. Explore how Buddhism seeks to liberate people from suffering in the contemporary world. (8)
1 Explore the importance of Buddhist teachings that underpin involvement and support in and for religious freedom, religious tolerance, and pluralism for Buddhists in a multicultural society. (8)
1 Explore the argument that Buddhist teaching underpin involvement and support in interfaith dialogue for Buddhists in a multicultural society. (8)
1 Explore the importance for Theravada Buddhists for interfaith dialogue in a multicultural society in Sri Lanka and Myanmar. (8)
1 Explore the importance for Mahayana Buddhists for interfaith dialogue in a multicultural society in Japan and Tibet, Nepal and China. (8)
1 Explore Buddhist teachings about other religions. (8)
1 Explore the success or otherwise of the ways that Buddhists respond to diversity in different traditions of Buddhism though ecumenicism. (8)
1 Explore the importance of Theravada views other religious and non-religious world views and their truth claim . (8)
1 Explore the importance of Mahayana views other religious and non-religious world views and their truth claim . (8)
1 Explore the key features of the benefits, the extent of the involvement and potential barriers from a Buddhist context for interfaith dialogue. (8)
1 Explore the key features of Buddhist teachings and responses to issues of science. (8)
1 Evaluate Buddhist responses to science. (8) 2023 Q
2 Assess the significance of Buddhist teachings that underpin involvement and support in and for liberationist approaches to religion and society. (12)
2 Assess the view that Buddhist teachings underpin involvement and support in and for religious freedom, religious tolerance, and pluralism for Buddhists in a multicultural society. (12)
2 Assess the strenghts of the claim that Buddhist teaching underpins involvement and support in interfaith dialogue for Buddhists in a multicultural society. (12)
2 Assess the weaknesses of Theravada Buddhists teachings encourage interfaith dialogue in a multicultural society in Sri Lanaka and Myanmar (12)
2 Assess how far it can be said that for Mahayana Buddhists interfaith dialogue in a multicultural society in Japan and Tibet, Nepal and China is important. (12)
2 Assess the success or otherwise of the ways that Buddhists respond to diversity in different traditions of Buddhism though ecumenicism. (12)
2 Assess the importance for Theravada views of other religious and non-religious world views and their truth claim. (12)
2 Assess the significance in Mahayana teaching of other religious and non-religious world views and their truth claim. (12)
2 Assess the key features of the benefits, the extent of the involvement and potential barriers from a Buddhist context for interfaith dialogue. (12)
2 Assess the claim that Buddhism takes a pluralist approach to other religions. (12)
2. Assess the claim that Buddhism is less relevant in contemporary society. (12)
2 Assess the key features of Buddhist teachings and responses to issues of science. (12)
3b Analyse the significance of Buddhist teachings that underpin involvement and support in and for liberationist approaches to religion and society. (20)
3b Analyse the view that Buddhist teachings underpin involvement and support in and for religious freedom, religious tolerance, and pluralism for Buddhists in a multicultural society (20)
3b Analyse the strenghts of the claim that Buddhist teaching underpins involvement and support in interfaith dialogue for Buddhists in a multicultural society. (20)
3b Analyse the weaknesses of Theravada Buddhists teachings encourage interfaith dialogue in a multicultural society in Sri Lanaka and Myanmar. (20)
2 Analyse how far it can be said that for Mahayana Buddhists interfaith dialogue in a multicultural society in Japan and Tibet, Nepal and China is important. (20)
2 Analyse he success or otherwise of the ways that Buddhists respond to diversity in different traditions of Buddhism though ecumenicism. (20)
2 Analyse the importance for Theravada views of other religious and non-religious world views and their truth claim. (20)
2 Analyse the importance for Theravada views of other religious and non-religious world views and their truth claim (20)
2 Analyse the key features of the benefits, the extent of the involvement and potential barriers from a Buddhist context for interfaith dialogue. (20)
2 Analyse the key features of Buddhist teachings and responses to issues of science. (20)
4 Evaluate the significance of Buddhist teachings that underpin involvement and support in and for liberationist approaches to religion and society. (30)
4 Evaluate the view that Buddhist teachings underpin involvement and support in and for religious freedom, religious tolerance, and pluralism for Buddhists in a multicultural society (30)
4 Evaluate the strenghts of the claim that Buddhist teaching underpins involvement and support in interfaith dialogue for Buddhists in a multicultural society. (30)
4 Evaluate the weaknesses of Theravada Buddhist's teachings to encourage interfaith dialogue in a multicultural society in Sri Lanka and Myanmar. (30)
4 Evaluate how far it can be said that for Mahayana Buddhists interfaith dialogue in a multicultural society in Japan and Tibet, Nepal and China is important. (30)
4 Evaluate the success or otherwise of the ways that Buddhists respond to diversity in different traditions of Buddhism through ecumenicism. (30)
4 Evaluate Theravada views of other religious and non-religious world views and their truth claim. (30)
4 Evaluate Theravada views of other religious and non-religious world views and their truth claim (30)
4 Evaluate the benefits, extent of involvement and potential barriers from a Buddhist context for interfaith dialogue. (30)
4. Evaluate the claim that Buddhism views all religions as equally valid. (30)
4 Evaluate the key features of Buddhist teachings and responses to issues of science.. (30)