There are 12 pages of notes covering everything students need to know about the Sources of Wisdom and Authority topic for the Buddhism unit for AQA AS/AL RS. It covers: The significance of the Buddha’s life, including his life story (birth, early life, Four Sights, renunciation, and enlightenment). The Buddha as a role model. The Buddha in the Mahayana Buddhist View (Parable of the Burning House; ‘skilful means’; Three Bodies of the Buddha). The Three Marks of Existence, inc. the three types of dukkha. The Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. Debate on whether Buddhism is Pessimistic. Nature, authority, accuracy, and importance/relevance of the Pali Canon. It also includes a glossary and the sources used. Feel free to edit, add, or remove anything you wish, but please do not reupload.

A comprehensive set of notes on Natural Moral Law for the AQA AS/AL RS specification. 11 pages of the key features, including primary/secondary precepts, proportionalism, the four tiers of law, interior/exterior acts, real/apparent good, and evaluations. Sources used are listed on the first page of the document. Feel free to edit, add, or remove anything you wish, but please do not reupload.

A comprehensive set of notes on miracles for the AQA AS/AL RS specification. 12 pages of the key features, including realist-anti-realist views and the significance of them on religion, Hume and Wiles, miracles as proof of God’s existence, evaluations, strengths and weaknesses of miracles, and more. Sources used are listed on the first page of the document. Feel free to edit, add, or remove anything you wish, but please do not reupload.

11 slides covering meta-ethics in depth, made primarily for the AQA specification, but content may be useful for other exam boards. Sources used are listed on the first page. Feel free to edit, add, or remove anything, but please do not reupload.

There are 10 slides covering everything students need to know about the Gender topic from the Buddhism unit in AQA AS/AL RS. The slides cover everything specified in the spec: Historical and social factors influencing gender: Changing nature of Tourism in Thailand and the effect on Thai Buddhists. Factors in Thailand that could influence Buddhist views of women today. Changing roles of women; women in Buddha’s time; Eight Garudhammas. Traditional women’s roles compared to contemporary women’s roles. ‘Is Buddhism feminist?’ debate. Female Ordination: Arguments for and against female ordination in Buddhism (covers 3 slides). Historical Status of Women in Thailand and what it means for bhikkhunis. Reality of Nuns in Thailand - is it Good? How Buddhist nuns have changed Buddhism, inc. Ananda, Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, the Therigata, Sakyadhita Organisation. Buddhist Views on Celibacy, Marriage, Homosexuality, and Transgenderism Feel free to edit, add, or remove anything you wish, but please do not reupload.

There are 15 slides covering everything students need to know for the science topic of the Buddhism unit in the AQA AS/AL RS course. They cover: Modern Science Is Buddhism rational? Buddhism and Scientific Discoveries Is Science Valuable? - Arguments for and against Buddha and the Search for Unanswerable Questions Scholarly Views on Buddhism and Science (Dalai Lama and Thich Nhat Hanh) Buddhism and quantum physics Miracles and karma Genetic engineering There are also a few exam questions at the end. Feel free to edit, add or remove anything you wish, but please do not reupload.

14 slides covering the Buddhism and Secularism topic, as part of the AQA A-Level RS (Philosophy, Religion and Ethics) Buddhism unit. Everything mentioned in the specification on the cover slide is discussed in these slides. I have tried to note the authors and sources of all the information used in the respective slides. Some exam and summary questions are also included. Feel free to edit, add or remove anything you wish, but please do not reupload.

25 pages of comprehensive notes covering everything students need to know for the Self, Death and Afterlife topic in AQA philosophy. Specific contents can be found in the images. Sources listed throughout the decoument. Main source: Y2 AQA A-Level Hodder Education Religious Studies Textbook Feel free to edit, add, or remove anything you wish, but please do not reupload.

15 pages of everything students need to know about Bentham and Kant. These comprehensive notes cover everything on the specification and a lot more. Topics included are shown in the images of the source. Feel free to edit, add, or remove anything you wish, but please do not reupload.