Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Standing Crowned Buddha With Four Scenes of His Life
This is an image of a crowned and bejeweled Buddha, standing on a lotus pedestal, surrounded by four other figures representing four famous scenes from the life of the historical Buddha. It dates from approximately 1050-1100 C.E. The...
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Khan Academy: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
This is an image of the compassionate and merciful bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who are destined to become buddhas but postpone that final state in order to help humanity. The name Avalokiteshvara...
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Khan Academy: A Guardian King
This fierce-looking king is a symbolic protector of the Buddha's sacred law and also a fighter of evil spirits. His right foot is raised to stamp upon the head of a demon (now missing). His armor consists of tunic, trousers, chest and...
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Khan Academy: Buddhism in Japan
Buddhism was officially transmitted to Japan in 525, when the monarch of the Korean kingdom of Baekje sent a mission to Japan with gifts, including an image of the Buddha, several ritual objects, and sacred texts. Buddhism's journey from...
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Khan Academy: Buddhism and Pessimism
Practice your critical analysis skills for the MCAT with this passage and follow-up questions about Buddhism and pessimism.
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Khan Academy: Longmen Caves, Luoyang
Worship and power struggles, enlightenment and suicide-the 2300 caves and niches filled with Buddhist art at Longmen in China has witnessed it all.The steep limestone cliffs extend for almost a mile and contain approximately 110,000...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Grade 6 Social Studies: Spread of World Religions
This instructional task asks young scholars to explain the impact that religion had on cultural diffusion in the Eastern Hemisphere. It contains a set of authentic source documents. Students engage with the sources to build their...
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Khan Academy: Borobudur
The idea of path is an important concept in Buddhism, and is essential in understanding the meaning and purpose of one of the most remarkable and impressive monuments in the world: Borobudur. View pictures and read the history behind...
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Khan Academy: Todai Ji
When completed in the 740s, Todai-ji (or "Great Eastern Temple") was the largest building project ever on Japanese soil. Its creation reflects the complex intermingling of Buddhism and politics in early Japan. View pictures and read...
PBS
Pbs: The Story of India: Buddha
Boxed inset describes the Buddha's life story, his quest for religious enlightenment, and his life of preaching his doctrine.
PBS
Pbs: The Story of India: Buddhism
Boxed inset, part of a larger site about India, describes the origins of Buddhism and its key aspects.
Royal Botanic Gardens
Plant Cultures: Themes: Sacred and Spirtual: Buddhism
An overview of Buddhism that considers the role of the pipal tree, among other things, in the establishment of the faith. The tree is sacred to Buddhists as the tree under which the meditating Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Vajrayana
An article on Vajrayana, one of the three Buddhist routes to enlightenment. The article includes the history of Vajrayana and its teachings, as well as information about its development in places beyond India, such as China, Japan, and...
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Stupas
A description of Buddhist stupas, their different types, and their history and origins.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: India and Southern Asia
On his website, a history professor provides a brief timeline of the history of India and Southeast Asia. Key words in each entry are highlighted as links for additional specific information and pictures. Link takes you to the index...
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Buddhist Studies: Asoka
A concise biography of king Asoka is provided on this page. This site introduces the idea that India experienced a renaissance of its own under the regime of Asoka.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: The Dhamma
An explanaton of Dhamma (Dharma), the nonaggressive, moral and philosophical system of the practicing Buddhist.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Good Questions, Good Answers About Buddhism
Answers to frequently asked questions about Buddhism.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Buddhist Studies: A Timeline of Buddhist History
Timeline outlines Buddhist history from the birth of the Buddha to the late twentieth century.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Nagarjuna
Wikipedia, a publically-maintained wiki, provides biographical information on Nagarjuna, Indian philospher and founder of Mahayana Buddhism.
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: Global Studies: Buddhism Quiz
Eleven multiple choice question quiz is immediately scored and provides review of Buddhism.
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: Global Studies: China: The Age of the Philosophers Quiz (1)
Quiz your knowledge on philosophers of China.
PBS
Pbs: Living Edens: Thailand: Basics of Buddhism
Brief overviews of the life of the Buddha, the Four Noble Truths, karma, and the cycle of rebirth.
Other
Buddha Web: Essentials of Buddhism
Tidy summation of the principle beliefs and understandings of Buddhism: core concepts, aggregates, fetters, and boundless states.