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The Awakening of the Buddha: Eduqas A‑Level Religious Studies questions

Every Eduqas A-Level Religious Studies exam question on 1B The Awakening of the Buddha, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q3(a)

    June 2025 · AS Component 1D

    25 marks1B The Awakening of the Buddha
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    June 2025 AS Component 1D, question 3(a): Examine the meanings of the Mara/temptation narratives.

  2. Q3(b)

    June 2025 · AS Component 1D

    25 marks1B The Awakening of the Buddha
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    June 2025 AS Component 1D, question 3(b): ‘Awakening is not an experience beyond language.’ Evaluate this view with reference to Buddhism.

  3. Q5(a)

    June 2024 · AS Component 1D

    25 marks1B The Awakening of the Buddha
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    June 2024 AS Component 1D, question 5(a): Outline the accounts of the Buddha’s Awakening.

  4. Q5(b)

    June 2024 · AS Component 1D

    25 marks1B The Awakening of the Buddha
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    June 2024 AS Component 1D, question 5(b): ‘The Buddha’s Awakening is not the most significant aspect of Buddhism.’ Evaluate this view.

  5. Q5(a)

    June 2022 · AS Component 1D

    25 marks1B The Awakening of the Buddha
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    June 2022 AS Component 1D, question 5(a): Explain the Buddha’s knowledge of past lives, karma and the cessation of dukkha, in accounts of his Awakening.

  6. Q5(b)

    June 2022 · AS Component 1D

    25 marks1B The Awakening of the Buddha
    The whole paper ↗
    June 2022 AS Component 1D, question 5(b): ‘The Buddha’s Awakening is an experience beyond language.’ Evaluate this view.

  7. Q5(a)

    June 2019 · Component 1D

    20 marks1B The Awakening of the Buddha
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    June 2019 Component 1D, question 5(a): Examine the Awakening/Enlightenment of the Buddha. 0 5

  8. Q5(b)

    June 2019 · Component 1D

    30 marks1A The birth of the Buddha and the Four Sights1B The Awakening of the Buddha
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    June 2019 Component 1D, question 5(b): ‘The Four Sights are more important than the Awakening/Enlightenment of the Buddha.’ Evaluate this view with reference to Buddhism.
All 8 questions on The Awakening of the Buddha, as a list
  1. June 2025, AS Component 1D, Q3(a) (25 marks): Examine the meanings of the Mara/temptation narratives.
  2. June 2025, AS Component 1D, Q3(b) (25 marks): ‘Awakening is not an experience beyond language.’ Evaluate this view with reference to Buddhism.
  3. June 2024, AS Component 1D, Q5(a) (25 marks): Outline the accounts of the Buddha’s Awakening.
  4. June 2024, AS Component 1D, Q5(b) (25 marks): ‘The Buddha’s Awakening is not the most significant aspect of Buddhism.’ Evaluate this view.
  5. June 2022, AS Component 1D, Q5(a) (25 marks): Explain the Buddha’s knowledge of past lives, karma and the cessation of dukkha, in accounts of his Awakening.
  6. June 2022, AS Component 1D, Q5(b) (25 marks): ‘The Buddha’s Awakening is an experience beyond language.’ Evaluate this view.
  7. June 2019, Component 1D, Q5(a) (20 marks): Examine the Awakening/Enlightenment of the Buddha. 0 5
  8. June 2019, Component 1D, Q5(b) (30 marks): ‘The Four Sights are more important than the Awakening/Enlightenment of the Buddha.’ Evaluate this view with reference to Buddhism.

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