Theme 4- AO2- issues for analysis and evaluation

  • The relevance of going for refuge in the modern world.

  • The relative value of each of the three refuges.

  • The value and relevance of meditation for all Buddhists today.

  • The relative importance of different traditions of meditation.

  • The significance of the practice of dana in its relationship to the notion of punya.

  • The relative importance of dana and punya compared with other Buddhist teachings.