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RELIGIOUS STUDIES A
Paper 1: Buddhism
Monday 15 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
Before you open this book, you must ensure you also have: For Examiner’s Use
• the Question Paper/Answer Book for the other religion option
you are entered for (Catholic Christianity, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Question Mark
Judaism or Sikhism).
01.1
You will have 1 hour 45 minutes to complete both Question Paper/Answer Books.
01.2
Instructions
01.3
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page and on your other book. 01.4
• Answer all questions. 01.5
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
02.1
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. 02.2
Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. 02.3
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
02.4
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
02.5
Information
• The maximum mark for this paper is 51. TOTAL
• The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) will be assessed in the 12-mark
question in the Beliefs section.
Advice
You are advised to spend 50 minutes on this religion option and 50 minutes on your other religion option.
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outside the
0 1 Buddhism: Beliefs box
0 1 . 1 Which one of the following terms means ‘emptiness’ in Buddhism?
[1 mark]
Put a tick () in the box next to the correct answer.
A Anicca
B Arhat
C Skandha
D Sunyata 1
0 1 . 2 Give two of the Three Marks of Existence.
[2 marks]
1
2
2
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, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
0 1 . 3 Explain two ways in which the concept of dependent arising (paticcasamuppada)
influences Buddhists today.
[4 marks]
4
0 1 . 4 Explain two reasons why the Four Sights were important to Siddhartha Gautama
(the Buddha).
Refer to sacred writings or another source of Buddhist belief and teaching in your
answer.
[5 marks]
5
Turn over ►
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Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
RELIGIOUS STUDIES A
Paper 1: Buddhism
Monday 15 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
Before you open this book, you must ensure you also have: For Examiner’s Use
• the Question Paper/Answer Book for the other religion option
you are entered for (Catholic Christianity, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Question Mark
Judaism or Sikhism).
01.1
You will have 1 hour 45 minutes to complete both Question Paper/Answer Books.
01.2
Instructions
01.3
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page and on your other book. 01.4
• Answer all questions. 01.5
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
02.1
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. 02.2
Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. 02.3
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
02.4
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
02.5
Information
• The maximum mark for this paper is 51. TOTAL
• The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) will be assessed in the 12-mark
question in the Beliefs section.
Advice
You are advised to spend 50 minutes on this religion option and 50 minutes on your other religion option.
*JUN2380621101*
IB/G/Jun23/E6 8062/11
, 2
Do not write
outside the
0 1 Buddhism: Beliefs box
0 1 . 1 Which one of the following terms means ‘emptiness’ in Buddhism?
[1 mark]
Put a tick () in the box next to the correct answer.
A Anicca
B Arhat
C Skandha
D Sunyata 1
0 1 . 2 Give two of the Three Marks of Existence.
[2 marks]
1
2
2
*02*
IB/G/Jun23/8062/11
, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
0 1 . 3 Explain two ways in which the concept of dependent arising (paticcasamuppada)
influences Buddhists today.
[4 marks]
4
0 1 . 4 Explain two reasons why the Four Sights were important to Siddhartha Gautama
(the Buddha).
Refer to sacred writings or another source of Buddhist belief and teaching in your
answer.
[5 marks]
5
Turn over ►
*03*
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