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BBC

Bbc: The Story of India: Pakistan and North India

For Students 5th - 8th
Visit the ancient sites of India through this interactive site. Click on an image and read the backgrounds and view pictures of the places that shaped the history of Pakistan and India. Included are the Taj Mahal, Khyber Pass, the Golden...
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Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Bodh Gaya Place of Enlightenment

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of the Bodh Gaya, the place where Gautama Buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme Enlightenment, and the pilgrimage site there, the Maha Bodhi Temple.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Buddha Triumphing Over Mara

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an image of the historical Buddha. View a picture of this statue and read the history in this essay.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Buddha Shakyamuni

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the traditional representation of the Shakyamuni Buddha or the historical Buddha. The statue shows the moment of his enlightenment at a place called Bodh Gaya in India. View a picture of the statue and read the background in this...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Bodh Gaya: Center of the Buddhist World

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video [3:00] discover Bodh Gaya, one of several sights in India associated with the birth of Buddhism. Learn more about Bodh Gaya on the education.asianart.org.
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Other

Sweetbriar College: Art History Resources: Sacred Places: Bodh Gaya, India

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on Bodh Gaya, the place of the Buddha's enlightenment.
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Curated OER

Unesco: India: Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is one of the four holy sites related to the life of the Lord Buddha, and particularly to the attainment of Enlightenment. The first temple was built by Emperor Asoka in the 3rd century B.C., and the present...