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2023 AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES A 8062/11 Paper 1: Buddhism Question Paper & Mark
scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED]
GCSE
RELIGIOUS STUDIES A
Paper 1: Buddhism
Monday 15 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
Before you open this book, you must ensure you also have:
For Examiner’s Use
• the Question Paper/Answer Book for the other religion option
you are entered for (Catholic Christianity, Christianity, Hinduism, Question Mark
Islam, Judaism or Sikhism).
You will have 1 hour 45 minutes to complete both Question Paper/Answer Books. 01.1
01.2
Instructions
01.3
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page and on your other book. 01.4
• Answer all questions. 01.5
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
02.1
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. 02.2
Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. 02.3
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
02.4
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
02.5
Information
• The maximum mark for this paper is 51. TOTAL
• The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) will be assessed in the 12-mark
question in the Beliefs section.
Advice
You are advised to spend 50 minutes on this religion option and 50 minutes on your other religion option.
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Do not write
outside the
0 1 Buddhism: Beliefs box
0 1. 1 Which one of the following terms means ‘emptiness’ in Buddhism?
[1 mark]
Put a tick (✓) in the box next to the correct answer.
A Anicca
B Arhat
C Skandha
D Sunyata 1
0 1.2 Give two of the Three Marks of Existence.
[2 marks]
1
2
2
*02*
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Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 3 Explain two ways in which the concept of dependent arising (paticcasamuppada) box
influences Buddhists today.
[4 marks]
4
0 1 . 4 Explain two reasons why the Four Sights were important to Siddhartha Gautama
(the Buddha).
Refer to sacred writings or another source of Buddhist belief and teaching in
your answer.
[5 marks]
5
Turn over ►
*03*
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Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 5 ‘All Buddhists should aim to become a Bodhisattva.’ box
Evaluate this statement.
In your answer you should:
• refer to Buddhist teaching
• give reasoned arguments to support this statement
• give reasoned arguments to support a different point of view
• reach a justified conclusion.
[12 marks]
[SPaG 3 marks]
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