Hinduism: Peace and Conflict | Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B (1RB0)
Hinduism: Peace and Conflict
- 89 questions
- 8 subtopics
- Hinduism, one religion of seven
- Paper 2
Hinduism: Peace and Conflict is examined in Paper 2, Area of Study 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict, if Hinduism is the religion studied for that area.
It covers Hindu attitudes to peace, Hindus as peacemakers: ahimsa and Mahatma Gandhi, Hindu attitudes to conflict in society, Hindu attitudes to pacifism and satyagraha, Hindu attitudes to the Just War theory, Hindu attitudes to holy war and dharma yuddha, Hindu attitudes to weapons of mass destruction and Hindu responses to violence, war and terrorism.
Sample questions from Hinduism: Peace and Conflict
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Hindu attitudes to peace
What does Bhagavad Gita 2.66 teach about peace?
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Krishna teaches that the unsteady mind has no wisdom, and without meditation there is no peace. Without peace, there can be no happiness. -
Hindus as peacemakers: ahimsa and Mahatma Gandhi
How do Hindus use Rig Veda 10.191.4 to support peacemaking?
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Peacemakers work to bring divided people to a shared purpose. The verse shows that unity, not victory, is the goal of peace. -
Hindu attitudes to conflict in society
How do Hindus respond to the problems caused by conflict?
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Hindus support peace talks, relief for victims and work that heals divided communities. Seva brings aid to refugees and the injured. -
Hindu attitudes to pacifism and satyagraha
When and where did Gandhi develop satyagraha?
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Gandhi developed satyagraha in South Africa, where he campaigned from 1906 against laws discriminating against Indians. -
Hindu attitudes to the Just War theory
What rules of fair fighting are set out in Hindu texts?
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Warriors must not attack the unarmed, the wounded, those who surrender or those fleeing. Manusmriti 7.90 forbids poisoned or barbed weapons. -
Hindu attitudes to holy war and dharma yuddha
What does Bhagavad Gita 2.32 say about a war that comes unsought?
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Krishna says happy are the kshatriyas who meet such a war, which opens the door to heaven. -
Hindu attitudes to weapons of mass destruction
When did India test nuclear weapons, and what is its policy on using them?
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India first tested a nuclear device in 1974 and carried out further tests in 1998. India's declared policy is never to use nuclear weapons first. -
Hindu responses to violence, war and terrorism
How does Bhagavad Gita 11 show the destructive power of war?
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Arjuna sees the warriors of both armies rushing into Krishna's mouths like moths into a flame. War appears as time consuming all beings.
The 8 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Hindu attitudes to peace | Shanti and why it is chanted three times, Bhagavad Gita 2.65 to 2.67 on inner calm and the senses, how inner peace links to peace in the world, ahimsa, meditation, and shanti in worship. | 11 |
| Hindus as peacemakers: ahimsa and Mahatma Gandhi | Justice, forgiveness and reconciliation, Rig Veda 10.191.4, Gandhi's Salt March of 1930 and his fasts, his assassination and its significance, and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living. | 11 |
| Hindu attitudes to conflict in society | The harms of conflict, Rig Veda 10.191 on unity, the Partition of India and its lessons, atheist and Humanist claims about religion, the unity of all beings, and religion as a builder of peace. | 11 |
| Hindu attitudes to pacifism and satyagraha | Gandhi's pacifism as a political force, where and when satyagraha began, why he rejected the term passive resistance, its methods, Rig Veda 10.191.4, Hindu nationalist criticism, and its influence beyond Hinduism. | 11 |
| Hindu attitudes to the Just War theory | Dharma yuddha and the rules of fair fighting, the Kurukshetra war as a last resort, Bhagavad Gita 2.31, 2.33 and 2.38 on Arjuna's duty, whether a just war is possible today, and situation ethics. | 12 |
| Hindu attitudes to holy war and dharma yuddha | Whether Hinduism knows a holy war, who must fight, Bhagavad Gita 2.32 to 2.39 on an unsought war and the turn to yoga, ahimsa and Krishna's command, and Tilak's reading of duty. | 11 |
| Hindu attitudes to weapons of mass destruction | Their harms and claimed benefits, India's nuclear tests and policy, Bhagavad Gita 13.28 and 13.29, the verse Oppenheimer recalled in 1945, Gandhi on the atom bomb, and utilitarian and Humanist views. | 11 |
| Hindu responses to violence, war and terrorism | Defining violence and terrorism, Arjuna's vision in Bhagavad Gita 11 and Krishna's words at 11.33, Hindu work to overcome war, charities for victims, British Hindu responses to terrorism, and Humanist views. | 11 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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