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LO: To learn about the Buddhist ideas of Karma and Rebirth

Karma Video

Karma “Karma” literally means “action” An action can be skilful or unskilful, meaning it is positive or negative A “skilful action” is good karma An “unskilful action” is bad karma The law of karma means that your karma will eventually catch up with you, although it isn’t normally immediate.

Karma Task Explain the idea of “karma” in your own words Try to think of an example or two of how good or bad karma might come back to us. If you’re feeling ambitious try to explain that karma may take time to work itself out. You have 5 minutes!

Rebirth: You take your karma with you! Buddhists believe that we have many lives and that when we die we are reborn later on. However, they believe in anatta (no soul), so it is not you who is reborn. Instead, you take your karma with you so there is a link between different lives.

A choice of tasks (10 mins) Level 5/6: Analyse Buddhist ideas about karma and rebirth – Explain what they mean – How might they relate to other Buddhist ideas? – What might the good/bad things be about them? Level 7: Evaluate the claim that it doesn’t matter that Hitler was never punished as his karma will catch up with him in another life. – Explain what a Buddhist might mean by this – What might other people say? – Do you agree with the statement? Why do you say what you say?

Let’s hear some answers!