WJEC/EDUQAS A2/YEAR 2 BUDDHISM - History of Buddhism in Japan Summary Map

WJEC/EDUQAS A2/YEAR 2 BUDDHISM
Topic: History of Buddhism in Japan

This is a 2-page resource. It gives a summary of the history of the different Japanese Buddhist Groups.

This was designed to assist students with understanding the history of Buddhism in Japan as a visual aid. This part of the specification can be challenging for people to understand. Especially, if they don’t get along with/understand historical development.

It covers the main bits that they need to understand. My students have found this a good visual aid for them.

The first page shows a map which identifies the spread of Buddhism to Japan with a few short pieces of information to aid understanding. The second page gives summary points to explain the development of Buddhism in Japan (in an easy format to understand).

This resource does not go into detail of the development nor a detailed explanation of the different Japanese practices. It is just a visual aid to assist with understanding or revision. It is also designed to help with A01 questions on the historical development of Zen, Pure Land and Nichiren Buddhism. There has been past questions on this area.

There are other points related to how Buddhism arrived in Japan but this is not the focus of this resource or required to meet the demands of this specification.

This may be useful for other exam boards too.