1. Revision of Buddhism

2. Assessment next lesson!
For the assessment, you need to know:
•Life of the Buddha (including the four sights)
•Festivals (concentrate on one in detail)
•Life of a monk
•Enlightenment
•5 precepts 

3. Mini test
In silence, write an answer to each of these questions in the back of your book. You may use your notes to help you. 1.) What are the four noble truths? 2.) What is the real name of the Buddha? 3.) What does Dukkah mean? Give an example. 4.) What does Tanha mean? Give an example. 5.) What does Enlightenment mean? 6.) What is a Buddhist monk? 7.) What is Alms giving? 8.) What are the five precepts?
15 mins

4. Mind maps
I will go through every key piece of information you need to know about Buddhism.
Copy these notes into your books.

5. Dharmachakra
Dharmachakra is a Buddhist symbol that represents the teachings of the Buddha.

6. Life of the Buddha
1.) Buddha was born a Prince called Siddhartha Gautama in a palace. 2.) Never went outside the palace as the King was advised that if he did, he would grow up to be a Holy man and not a King. 3.) One day, Siddhartha escaped the palace on horse back. He came across the four sights: ‘blind man, poor man, dead man, holy man’. 4.) Siddhartha starved himself in order to achieve Enlightenment, but it didn’t work. 5.) Buddha then meditated under the fig tree and found Enlightenment.
This video shows you the order of the Life of the Buddha.

7. Four sights
Ill man
Dead man
Old man
Holy man

8. The four noble truths
1.) Dukkha – acceptance that life involves suffering. 2.) Origin of suffering is desire (tanha) 3.) Nothing lasts forever – nothing is permanent. 4.) To stop suffering and desire, follow the eightfold path.

9. Festivals
In the assessment, you need to be able to describe one festival in detail.
The Elephant festival is celebrated on the 3rd Saturday in the month of November. The elephant festival lasts for two days. As many as 200 elephants are used and the animals perform several tricks to entertain the crowd
Wesak is the most important of the Buddhist festivals and is celebrated on the full moon in May. It celebrates the Buddha's birthday. In many countries during the festival, Buddhists will visit their local temple for services and teaching, and will give offerings to the monks of food, candles and flowers.

10. Life of a monk
Monk – a Buddhist Holy person. Meditates, prays and reads sacred texts in order to achieve Enlightenment.

11. Activity One: A Day in the Life of a Monk
5.45 Wake-up Bell 6.00 to 7.00 Morning Prayer (Tara Puja in the Prayer Hall with breakfast) 7.30 to 9.00 Daily Alms Giving 9.00 to Recitation and memorizing of the prayer/ritual texts to Tibetan Language Class to Lunch Break to Tibetan Language Class to Revision of the day's lesson Tea Break to Revision of recitation and memorization of the prayer/ritual texts Break to Evening Prayer and Recitations to Self study Bed and light off

12. Enlightenment
Achieving an inner peace and the stopping of suffering. Achieving a ‘supreme consciousness’.

13. 5 precepts Avoid harming living things To take only when offered
Avoid improper sexual activity (having affairs, rape)
Avoid improper speech (lies and gossiping)
Avoid alcohol and drugs
The 5 precepts are followed by Buddhist monks as an extra set of rules for Buddhists monks to live by.

14. Applying the five precepts, what do you think Buddhist monks would say about:
Eating meat? Drinking lots of vodka? Picking up a £10 note from the floor? Talking about a strange person they saw earlier?

15. ‘If everyone followed the five precepts there would be no problems in the world’
Writing framework:
Some people may agree with this statement because…
On the other hand, some people may disagree because…
A Buddhist monk might think…
To conclude, in my opinion…

16. Traffic lights
Can describe what alms is. Could describe the life of a Buddhist monk. Could describe the five precepts.