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.