Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B · 1RB0

Teachings About Miracles

What you need to know

Assess divergent Buddhist teachings regarding the nature and importance of miracles.
Analyze the Buddha's attitude toward supernatural powers in the Kevatta Sutta and their use as a philosophical argument for the nature of reality.
Evaluate reasons why miracles may or may not be important to Buddhists, referencing Theravada and Mahayana perspectives.
Explain Buddhist responses to non-religious arguments that maintain miracles can be scientifically explained.