Buddhism - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/04) - Beliefs and teachings - The Second Noble Truth — OCR GCSE Religious Studies
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Buddhism - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/04) - Beliefs and teachings - The Second Noble Truth explained
Buddhism - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/04) - Beliefs and teachings - The Second Noble Truth covers 8 specification points, including The second Noble Truth about the cause of… and The nature of unsatisfactoriness (samudaya)….
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- The second Noble Truth about the cause of suffering (dukkha) and its forms
- The nature of unsatisfactoriness (samudaya) and the way it creates dukkha
- The nature of craving (tanha) and the way it creates dukkha
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- The form and significance in Buddhist teaching of the three poisons/fires (Lobha – attachment, Dosa – aversion/aggression, Moha – ignorance)
- The relationship between the three poisons/ fires and suffering
- Issues related to the Second Noble Truth, including the positive or opposite qualities to the three poisons/fires
- Common and divergent emphases placed on the Second Noble Truth by different Buddhist groups, including different ways of understanding ignorance (as confusion or delusion), attachment (as desire, greed or passion) and aversion (as anger or hatred)
- Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Buddhist groups