Buddhism - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/04) - Practices - Attitudes to death and mourning — OCR GCSE Religious Studies
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Buddhism - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/04) - Practices - Attitudes to death and mourning explained
Buddhism - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/04) - Practices - Attitudes to death and mourning covers 10 specification points, including In Theravada communities; In Tibet: Tibetan… and The significance of death and death customs in….
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- Ceremonies and rituals associated with death and mourning: In Theravada communities; In Tibet: Tibetan Book of the Dead; In Japan: Obon
- The significance of death and death customs in Buddhism
- Buddhist beliefs about death and rebirth
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- The influence of local culture on practices associated with Buddhist death and mourning rituals
- The importance of death rituals for the person who has died and for their family
- The meaning and significance of death rituals within the framework of Buddhist concepts including Kamma, rebirth and the six realms of existence
- The significance of the Tibetan Book of the Dead, and the transition period between life and death (Bardo)
- The events and significance of Obon
- Death and the Buddha’s teaching about impermanence
- Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Buddhist groups