GCSE Religious Studies · key term

Cunda Kammaraputta Sutta

Definition

A Buddhist discourse, also numbered AN 10.176, which describes sexual misconduct through examples involving protected, married or betrothed women.

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Specification 2.2, 4.4 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3

The Cunda Kammaraputta Sutta, also numbered AN 10.176, gives concrete examples of sexual misconduct. It describes sexual relations with women under the guardianship of parents or other relatives, with a married woman, with someone whose violation is punishable by law, or with someone betrothed to another person.
Revise: Sexual Relationships
A Buddhist discourse in which the Buddha teaches Cunda that purity depends on skilful bodily, verbal and mental actions rather than purification rituals.
Revise: Attitudes to Pacifism

1
Use the Third Precept and the Cunda Kammaraputta Sutta to explain an attitude, rather than simply naming them.
2
Use a precise quotation from the Cunda Kammaraputta Sutta, then explain its relevance rather than leaving the quotation unexplained.

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