Mark Scheme (Results) Summer 2022 Pearson Edexcel GCSE In Religious Studies B (1RB0) Paper 3: Area of Study 3 – Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice Option 3D: Buddhism Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications

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Mark Scheme (Results) Summer 2022 Pearson Edexcel GCSE In Religious Studies B (1RB0) Paper 3: Area of Study 3 – Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice Option 3D: Buddhism Edexcel and BTEC ... Qualifications Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further information visit our qualifications websites at www.edexcel.com or www.btec.co.uk. Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus. Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out more about how we can help you and your students at: www.pearson.com/uk Summer 2022 Question Paper Log Number P71256A Publications Code 1RB0_3D_2206_MS All the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Ltd 2022 General Marking Guidance • All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last. • Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions. • Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie. • There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be used appropriately. • All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme. • Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be limited. • When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted. • Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it with an alternative response. Question number Answer Reject Mark 1(a) AO1 3 marks Award one mark for each point identified up to a maximum of three. • Buddhists believe that all life involves suffering (1) • By relieving the suffering of others, Buddhists believe they will gain merit (1) • Suffering is reduced if a person follows the Middle Way (1) • Suffering is seen as a problem to be solved (1) • Suffering is the First Noble Truth of Buddhism (1). Accept any other valid response. • Lists (maximum of one mark) (3) Question number Answer Reject Mark 1(b) AO1 4 marks Award one mark for providing a reason. Award a second mark for development of the reason. Up to a maximum of four. • Sunnata allows Buddhists to make sense of experiences (1) without bringing their own prejudgements (1) • It allows a person to be objective (1) avoiding personal feelings clouding a person’s judgement (1) • It enables a person to disassociate themselves from labels such as ‘I’ or ‘mine’ (1) which can avoid stress and suffering (1). Accept any other valid response. • Repeated reason/ development • Development that does not relate both to the reason given and to the question. (4) Question number Answer Reject Mark 1(c) AO1 5 marks Award one mark for each reason. Award further marks for each development of the reason up to a maximum of four marks. Award one further mark for any relevant source of wisdom or authority. • The Second Noble Truth is important because it describes human nature as clinging to things (1) and clinging causes stress in life (1). The Buddha explained ‘the noble truth of the origination of stress: the craving that makes for further becoming — accompanied by passion & delight, relishing now here & now there’ (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta) • Buddhists teach the Second Noble Truth explains what causes suffering (1) this is desire (1) ‘All phenomena are rooted in desire’ (Mula Sutta) (1) • Buddhists believe overcoming this desire is the only way to overcome suffering (1) ‘Those chained by desire, bound by becoming's allure, aren't easily released’ (Guhatthaka Sutta) (1) and the way to overcome it is the Middle Way (1). Accept any other valid response. • Repeated reason/ development • Development that does not relate both to the reason and to the question • Reference to a source of wisdom that does not relate to the reason given. (5) Question number Indicative content Mark 1(d) AO2 12 marks, SPaG 3 marks Candidates must underpin their analysis and evaluation with knowledge and understanding. Candidates will be required to demonstrate thorough knowledge and understanding as well as accuracy of religion and belief when responding to the question and in meeting AO2 descriptors. AO2 Arguments for the statement: • Had Siddhartha Gautama not achieved enlightenment, it would have brought into question all of his teachings. People would not aspire to his example and Buddhism as a belief system may not have existed • The Buddha’s enlightenment cemented many of the central teachings of Buddhism. It was when he learnt the truth about samsara and kamma • His enlightenment allowed the Buddha to teach others the way to enlightenment, enabling others to escape dukkha and samsara. The impact of his shared wisdom makes this the most important event in his life. Arguments against the statement: • The Four Sights may have been more important, as these are what set the Buddha on his path to find a way of ending suffering and ultimately seek enlightenment • Adopting the Middle Way may have been a more significant event as it showed people that the path to enlightenment was something within reach of all Buddhists, not just those capable of the ascetic life • It is wrong to try to identify any single event as the most important in the life of the Buddha. His enlightenment was achieved through his dedication and hard work. This is what Buddhists should focus on, not just the end result. Accept any other valid response. (15) Candidates who do not consider different viewpoints within the religious tradition or non-religious viewpoints (as instructed in the question) cannot achieve marks beyond Level 2. Level Mark Descriptor 0 No rewardable response. Level 1 1–3 • Information/issues are identified and make superficial connections among a limited range of elements in the question, underpinned by isolated elements of understanding of religion and belief. • Judgements are supported by generic arguments to produce a conclusion that is not fully justified. Level 2 4–6 • Superficial connections are made among many, but not all, of the elements in the question, underp [Show More]

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