‘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?