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1 Relationships and families
(a) Outline one Buddhist belief about sexuality.
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(c) Explain why Buddhists might have different attitudes towards discrimination on the basis of
gender.
You should refer to sources of wisdom and authority in your answer.
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(d) ‘Pre-marital sex is always wrong.’
Discuss this statement. In your answer, you should:
• draw on your learning from across your course of study, including reference to beliefs,
teachings and practices within Buddhism
• explain and evaluate the importance of points of view from the perspective of Buddhism.
[15]
Spelling, punctuation and grammar [3]
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J625/09 Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from
a Buddhist perspective
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Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
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• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
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• Spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG) and the use of specialist terminology will be
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1 Relationships and families
(a) Outline one Buddhist belief about sexuality.
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..........................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
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. ................................................................................................................................................. [3]
(b) Describe how the rules for Buddhist nuns are different to the rules for Buddhist monks.
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(c) Explain why Buddhists might have different attitudes towards discrimination on the basis of
gender.
You should refer to sources of wisdom and authority in your answer.
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(d) ‘Pre-marital sex is always wrong.’
Discuss this statement. In your answer, you should:
• draw on your learning from across your course of study, including reference to beliefs,
teachings and practices within Buddhism
• explain and evaluate the importance of points of view from the perspective of Buddhism.
[15]
Spelling, punctuation and grammar [3]
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