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THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 9–12 | Social Sciences and Humanities
(and practised in different forms by various indigenous peoples) assist seekers to discover their life purpose and meaning?” “What is the significance of ordination in Christian belief?” “What is the significance of the hajj for a Muslim?” “How is a labyrinth a metaphor
for the journey of life?” “Why is the river symbolic of the spiritual quest of a Jain?”
C2.4 explain how ideas about death and the afterlife in various religions and belief traditions (e.g., Chinvat; heaven, hell, and purgatory; nirvana; reincarnation) reflect conceptions of the spiritual journey in these traditions
Teacher prompts: “What does the attainment of nirvana signify in the life journey of a Buddhist?” “How do the burial practices of various First Nation communities express their understanding of the journey of life?” “How does the idea of life as a covenant signify both the experience of a journey and the arrival at
a destination?”
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