Question

‘The world would be a better place if everyone was a Buddhist.’ (12 marks)

To what extent do you agree?

Introduction – in no more than 2 sentence introduce Buddhism (in a nut shell)


Agree with the statement.
• What parts of Buddhist teaching might make the world a better place?
• Be specific here, is it the teaching of the 3 fires? The 4 noble truths? The 8 fold path?
• Use key terms associated with Buddhism.
• Give at least 1 practical example to explain how the world would be a better place if everyone was a Buddhist.





Disagree with the statement.
• What parts if Buddhism do you think might not be useful? Too difficult to follow in reality?
• Be specific here, is it the teaching of the 3 fires? The 4 noble truths? The 8 fold path?
• Use key terms associated with Buddhism.
• Give at least 1 practical example to explain how the world wouldn’t be a better place if everyone was a Buddhist.
• You could suggest that the world would be a better place if everyone was a Humanist? A Christian? A Muslim… if you think follow the same logic as above.



C- Conclusion. In a few sentences, do you ultimately agree or disagree with the statement? Why?

Answer 1

1) This is not true, as everyone has their own beliefs, i believe if you forced everyone to believe in one thing or religion the world would be boring.

2) Buddhism is a religion that believes in peace, and that things can change in your lifetime.

I gave you an idea about what to write for the first 2 questions.