Official June 2024 AQA A-level RELIGIOUS STUDIES 7062/2A Paper 2A Study of Religion and Dialogues: Buddhism Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme Ace your Mocks!!! IB/M/Jun24/G4005/E2 7062/2A Monday 17 June 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 3 hours Materials For this paper you must have: • an AQA 16-page answer book. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7062/2A. • Answer: – both two-part questions from Section A, and – one question from Section B, and – one question from Section C. • Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 100. • In each two-part question in Section A, the first part tests your knowledge and understanding, while the second part tests your skills of reasoning and evaluation. • The one-part questions in Sections B and C test your knowledge and understanding and your skills of reasoning and evaluation. • You will be marked on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. A-level RELIGIOUS STUDIES Paper 2A Study of Religion and Dialogues: Buddhism 2 IB/M/Jun24/7062/2A Section A: Study of Buddhism Answer both questions in this section. Each question has two parts. Question 1 0 1 . 1 Examine the analogy of the chariot in the Questions of King Milinda. [10 marks] and 0 1 . 2 ‘There is no single understanding among Buddhists about Anicca.’ Evaluate this claim. [15 marks] Question 2 0 2 . 1 Examine how Buddhist liberationist approaches influence society today. [10 marks] and 0 2 . 2 ‘There is little agreement among Buddhists about the ordination of women.’ Evaluate this claim. [15 marks] 3 IB/M/Jun24/7062/2A Turn over ► Section B: The dialogue between philosophy and Buddhism Answer one question from this section. Either Question 3 0 3 . 1 ‘Religious sources of authority do not require miracles.’ Critically examine and evaluate this view with reference to the dialogue between Buddhism and philosophy. [25 marks] or Question 4 0 4 . 1 ‘Science shows that it is not reasonable to believe in ultimate reality.’ Critically examine and evaluate this view with reference to the dialogue between Buddhism and philosophy. [25 marks] Turn over for Section C 4 IB/M/Jun24/7062/2A Section C: The dialogue between ethics and Buddhism Answer one question from this section. Either Question 5 0 5 . 1 ‘Buddhist ethics do not deal effectively with issues concerned with marriage.’ Critically examine and evaluate this view with reference to the dialogue between Buddhism and ethical studies. [25 marks] or Question 6 0 6 . 1 ‘Kant’s ethics are compatible with Buddhist ethical teaching.’ Critically examine and evaluate this view with reference to the dialogue between Buddhism and ethical studies. [25 marks] END OF QUESTIONS Copyright information For confidentiality purposes, all acknowledgements of third-party copyright material are published in a separate booklet. This booklet is published after each live examination series and is available for free download from www.aqa.org.uk. Permission to reproduce all copyright material has been applied for. In some cases, efforts to contact copyright-holders may have been unsuccessful and AQA will be happy to rectify any omissions of acknowledgements. If you have any queries please contact the Copyright Team. Copyright © 2024 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. *246A7062/2A* A-level RELIGIOUS STUDIES 7062/2A Paper 2A Study of Religion and Dialogues: Buddhism Mark scheme June 2024 Version: 1.0 Final *246A7062/2A/MS* MARK SCHEME – A-LEVEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES – 7062/2A – JUNE 2024 2 Mark schemes are prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered, together with the relevant questions, by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation events which all associates participate in and is the scheme which was used by them in this examination. The standardisation process ensures that the mark scheme covers the students’ responses to questions and that every associate understands and applies it in the same correct way. As preparation for standardisation each associate analyses a number of students’ scripts. Alternative answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed and legislated for. 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