AO2- Theme 2DEF- issues for analysis and evaluation

  • The Four Noble Truths as essential for all Buddhists.

  • The Four Noble truths as accurate accounts of reality

  • The usefulness of the Eightfold Path as a moral guide for all Buddhists affecting every aspect of life.

  • The relationship between behaviour and Awakening.

  • The relative importance of the dasa sila (ten precepts) as a means of regulating the sangha.

  • The contemporary relevance of precepts and monastic life.