Full Description
Buddhism is often the religion that teachers have the least confidence in teaching despite being the sixth largest religion in the UK and being commonly regarded as one of the six major religions to be taught in schools throughout the country. This book explores the beliefs and practices of Buddhism as a lived religion in the UK. This book engages with Buddhist beliefs and practices and provides students and teachers with the confidence to address misconceptions and recognise the importance of beliefs in the lives of believers, in a way that will enable readers to go forward with confidence. Aspects of Buddhism explored include the concepts that form the central beliefs of Buddhism, and then the expression of these beliefs in worship, daily life, and the ethics of Buddhists in the modern day. Each chapter includes authentic voices of believers today and provides opportunities for the reader to consider the concepts and how they can be respected and taught and in the classroom.
The book forms part of the Teaching Religions and Worldviews series of guides, each one designed to build teachers' confidence and expertise in teaching a different religion or worldview in the classroom..
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Series Editor's Foreword
Acknowledgements
Notes on Text
Introduction
Part I: Key Concepts in Buddhism
1. The Nature of Existence and the Problem of Suffering
2. The Nature of Humanity
3. The Buddha
4. The Middle Way and the Threefold Path
5. The Bodhisattva and Arahant Ideals
6. The Dhamma/Dharma and the Sangha
7. Expressions of Belief
Part II: Contemporary Issues
8. The Ethical Dimension
9. Authority and Diversity in the Buddhist World
10. Buddhism and Contemporary Britain
References
Glossary
