YMBA Junior 1

(Only available at Heathrow Dhamma School)

What they will learn;

Dhamma

• Significant events in the life of the Buddha from Birth to Enlightenment
• The 24 great qualities of The Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha
• The history, reasons for, and results of the first (3) Three Theravada Buddhist Councils (Sangayana.)
• Introduction to the Tripitaka. The names of books of the Sutta Pitaka, their main divisions, and names of Commentaries
• Different types of Dana and Sila, ten wholesome and unwholesome deeds Dasa Kusala and Akusala kamma. Ten meritorious deeds – Dasa Punyakriya
• Maha Mangala Sutta and Karaniya Metta Sutta, by memory with the meaning of each Verse
• An Introduction to the Dhammapada
• Dhammapada Stanzas – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 14, 16, 21 and 37. They should be memorized, and the meaning of the stanzas should be known

Abhidhamma

• History of Abhidhamma
• Names of Books of the Abhidhamma Pitaka and their Commentaries
• Differences in the contents of Sutta and Abhidhamma Pitaka
• Difference between Paramatta Sacca and Sammuti sacca (Absolute and Apparent/Conventional realities)
• The 4 Absolute Realities – Paramatthas. Classification of Citta into 89 or 121 types

Learning material (Books):

• Guide to the Study of Theravada Buddhism (Dhamma & Abhidhamma) Book 1

Homework:

Homework is usually set up each week on the lessons learned on the day, parents could expect some homework from previous week’s lessons as well.

End of Year assessment:

Colombo YMBA Examination – Dhamma Paper 1 hour 30 minutes & Abhidhamma Paper 1 hour 30 minutes.