Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region X, Northern Mindanao
Division of Ozamiz City

MARCELINO C. REGIS
School Grade Level 12 GAS
INTEGRATED SCHOOL
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD

LESSON PLAN Teacher ARNEL M. LOMOCSO Learning Area RELIGIONS AND BELIEFS
SYSTEM
Teaching
Date and Week 9 Quarter 2ND
Time
I. OBJECTIVES
The learner demonstrates understanding of the elements of Theravada Buddhism: a. Founder:
Siddhartha Gautama (563-483 B.C.) b. Sacred texts: Tripitaka c. Doctrines: Four Noble Truths, eight-fold
A.Content Standards
Path, Law of Dependent Origination and The Impermanence of Things d. God: nontheistic e. Issue:
Territory conflict in Mainland Southeast Asia.

B.Performance Standards
The learner evaluates the Eightfold Path in terms of how it achieves the Middle Way.
C. Most Essential Learning Analyze the brief history, core teachings, fundamental beliefs, practices, and related issues of Theravada
Competency Buddhism.
1. Analyze the brief history, core teachings, fundamental beliefs, practices,
and related issues of Theravada Buddhism. (MELC)

D.Objectives a. State the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold path.
b. Give examples of situations that demonstrate cravings which may
lead to suffering according to Theravada Buddhism.

II. CONTENT

A. Topic Theravada Buddhism

B. Key Concepts
 a. Founder: Siddhartha Gautama (563-483 B.C.) b. Sacred texts: Tripitaka c. Doctrines: Four Noble
Truths, eight-fold Path, Law of Dependent Origination and The Impermanence of Things d. God:
nontheistic e. Issue: Territory conflict in Mainland Southeast Asia.

C. Pre-requisite Skills Pretest

Let’s determine what you already learned by answering these questions. Write your answer in
your test notebook.
I. Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer about the life of Buddha.

1. Which event happened after Siddhartha saw a very old man and before he saw a dead man?
a) Siddhartha was born under a tree.
b) Siddhartha went out of the palace for the first time.
c) Siddhartha was married.
d) Siddhartha saw a sick man.
2. From the story we know that Siddhartha:
a) had an easy life.
b) liked being stuck in the palace.
c) was unhappy at the palace.
d) wanted to find the cause of suffering.
3. All of these are true except:
a) Siddhartha became the Buddha.
b) Siddhartha’s mother’s name was Maya.
c) Siddhartha never got married.
d) Siddhartha left the palace four times.
4. The reason Siddhartha left the palace was:
a) He did not like his father.
b) He could get richer if he left.
c) He liked the things outside the palace.
d) He needed to an answer to an important question.
 5. We can tell from the story that Siddhartha’s father:
a) wanted him to do whatever he wanted to do.
b) tried to keep him from becoming a holy man.
c) was not a part of his life.
d) talked to him a lot about what he wanted to do.

II. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct, but if FALSE change the incorrect
underlined word.

6. Siddhartha was born into the brahmin caste.

7. Buddhism is the smallest of the great world religions.
8. The Tripitaka is a popular Theravadin Buddhist scripture.
9. The Noble Truth of the path leading to the cessation of dukkha: there is a method of achieving the end
of all unsatisfactoriness, namely the Noble Eightfold Path.
10. In buddhism, dependent origination is a twelve-linked chain that explicates how all things are inter-
connected, how error and attachment to error occur, and how, if the chain is untangled.

III. LEARNING RESOURCES

A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide Pages N/A
2. Learner’s Materials 134-139
Pages
3. Textbook Pages N/A
4. Additional Materials N/A
from Learning
Resource (LR) Portal
B. Other Learning Resources
1. Websites 1. http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/whats-thera.htm
 2. https://www.scribd.com/presentation/337682848/Theravada-Buddhism
3. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GsEh68dNtWE

file:///C:/Users/KYCIE/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe/TempState/Downloads/
2. Books/Journals 231510769-Buddhism-Lesson-Plans%20(1).pdf

C. Materials
Self-Instructional Learning Module

IV. PROCEDURES
In the previous lesson, you have learned what Hinduism is all about, and how this world’s oldest religion
is considered a diverse and complex religion. We have also discussed how Hindus manifest their
Review spirituality amidst the variety of their traditions and freedom of beliefs. In this lesson, we will study
Theravada Buddhism and how its followers adhere to the original practices and doctrines preached by
Siddhartha Gautama, a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.

Activity 1
Are you ready now? Try this one in your activity notebook!
Activity 1. Direction: The pictures below show the four noble truth of Theravada Buddhism. States
the noble truth in each photo.
___________________
__________________ ________________
______________________

Activity 2. Direction: State the

eightfold path of Theravada Buddhism thru completing the word by filling the missing letters.
1. Right v_ _ w
2. Right _ n t _ n t _ _ n
 3. Right s _ _e c _
4. Right a c _ _ _ n
5. Right l i v _ _ i _ o o d
6. Right _ f f _ _ t
7. Right m _ i n _ f u _ _ e s s
8. Right _ o n c e _ t r a _ i _ _

Activity 3. Direction: Answer the following questions in your activity notebook.

1. What are the four noble truths of Theravada Buddhism? Why does Buddha believe that one must truly
understand the “Four Noble Truths” and “The Middle Way” before beginning the eightfold path”?
________________________________________________________________________________
Discussion of Activity 1 ________________________________________________________________________________
2. How is one’s salvation attained in Theravada Buddhism?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

Enrichment Activities Let’s see if you know the teachings and beliefs through given examples of situations that
demonstrate cravings which may lead to suffering according to Theravada Buddhism.
Activity 4. Direction: Below you find four terrible diseases; a doctor has examined each of the
patients and now has to aid the patient to get better again. Find and fill in the answers in the
correct boxes. Do this in your activity notebook.

Dukkha Cause of dukkha Cessation of dukkha Path leading to

cessation of dukkha

Sweetyrithis Desire to eat sweets all Eat significantly less Try other types of food
the time. sweets. as well.
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Spendingcompulsio

*Not being able to get anything done

*Set budget and live within own means

*Think of something that does not cost money but is as fun

*Need to be constantly online on social networking sites

*Spending too much money on unnecessary and overpriced things

*Limit your time of being online

*Meet your friends in real life for a face to face chatter

*Face what you have to do and sort it out

*Do one thing at a time

Generalization Let us determine if you can now explain the core teaching of Theravada Buddhism.
Activity 5. Direction: Explain the statement below. Write your answers in your activity notebook.

Agree “If someone followed the four noble truths: Disagree

they would remove all suffering from their
lives.”

Rubrics:

Score Description

10 Answers are on point. All are grammatically correct and neat.

 7 There are 1-2 misleading answers. 1-2 are grammatically incorrect and
erasures.

4 There are 3 or more misleading answers. 3 or more grammatically

incorrect and erasures.

Let’s find out if you know how to apply the teachings and beliefs of Theravada Buddhism.
Activity 6. Below are scenarios, you have to write what are the actions you’re going to make and
what Theravada Buddhism likes you to do. Do this in your activity notebook.

Scenario What would you do? What would Theravada

Buddhism like you to do?

You are in the hallway

and a group of students
are bullying a student you
don’t know because of her
weight.
Application

The new iPhone is coming

out. The phone you have
now works perfectly fine
and is less than a year
old. Your family says that
they will buy the new
iPhone for you.

You are taking the exam

in the morning. That
night, your friend asks
 you if you want to go to a
party.

Rubrics:

Score Description

10 Answers are on point. All are grammatically correct and neat.

7 There are 1-2 misleading answers. 1-2 are grammatically incorrect

and erasures.

4 There are 3 or more misleading answers. 3 or more grammatically

incorrect and erasures.
Assessment I. Direction: Match the description of the eightfold path in Column A to Column B.

Column A Column B
1. See the world as it is, accept the existence of Dukkha and
understand there is a path to freedom.
a. Right View
2. Make sure your words are kind and helpful. Speak in a
b. Right Intention
positive and truthful way.
c. Right Speech
3. Earn a living in a way that is an honest and doesn’t harm
any living things. d. Right Action
4. Be honest, content and faithful. Do not kill living things or e. Right Livelihood
use harmful substances. Treat yourself and other people
well. f. Right Effort

5. Show as serious commitment to developing the right and g. Right Mindfulness

mental thought and attitude. h. Right Concentration
6. Concentrate the mind. Get rid of bad thoughts and find
calm.
7. Be constantly aware that your thought and actions have
consequences.
8. Work hard to make all thought, speech and actions
positive.

II. Direction: Complete the table by filling in the blanks with the correct answer. Choose the
answer from the list below.
*untruthfulness *tale-bearing *single *overcome
*living thing *killing *four-noble truth *feeling

Eightfold Path What One Must Do

Right View
Understand the “________________________________”1.
Right Intention
Free one’s self from ill-will, cruelty, and __________________________2.
Right Speech
Abstain from untruthfulness, _______________3., harsh language, and vain talk
Right Action
Abstain from _____________4., stealing and sexual misconduct
Right Livelihood
Earn a living in a way not harmful to any ____________________________5.
Right Effort
Avoid evil thoughts and _____________________ 6. them, arouse good thoughts and maintain them
Right Mindfulness
Pay vigilant attention to every state of the body, _________________7. and mind
Right Concentration
Concentration on a _______________8. object so as to induce certain special states of consciousness in
deep meditation

III. Direction: Write a practical example of how it can be followed. Use the format below.

The Eightfold Path Practical example of how it can be

followed
Right View

Right Intention

Right Speech

Right Action

Right Livelihood

Right Effort

Right Mindfulness

Right Concentration
 Rubrics:

Score Description

10 Answers are on point. All are grammatically correct and neat.

7 There are 1-2 misleading answers. 1-2 are grammatically incorrect

and erasures.

4 There are 3 or more misleading answers. 3 or more grammatically

incorrect and erasures.

Using Venn Diagram, illustrate the similarities and differences of the “Ten Commandments” and “Noble
Additional Activities Eightfold Path.”

V. REMARKS

VI. REFLECTION
A. Number of learners who
earned 80% in the evaluation.
B. Number of learners who
require additional activities
for remediation who scored
below 80%.
C. Did the remedial
lessons work? Number of
learners who have caught
up with the lesson.
D. Number of learners who
continue to require
remediation
E. Which of my teaching
strategies worked well? Why
 did these work?
F. What difficulties did I
encounter which my
principal or supervisor can
help me solve?
G. What innovation or
localized materials did I
use/discover which I wish to
share with other teachers?

Prepared by Reviewed by

ARNEL M. LOMOCSO JOHNALINE D. PINES EUGENIO C. BUCOG

SHS Teacher II/Demonstrator Head Teacher I School Principal I

Recommending Approval: Approved by

GIEZEL C. GONGOB LETECIA D. TATOY ANACLETA A. GACASAN

PSDS District 8 EPS – Araling Panlipunan Chief ES, CID