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Shippensburg University

Shippensburg University: An Introduction to Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
University-level introduction to Buddhism. Includes a biography of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), a general history of Buddhism, and a look at many Buddhist teachings, meditations, songs, poems, and more.
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Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Buddhism in Cambodia

For Students 9th - 10th
A short history of Buddhism in Cambodia. Includes graphics and details of the Angkor temple.
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Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Buddhism: A Modern Perspective

For Students 9th - 10th
Buddhanet offers a lecture on the basic tenents of Buddhism and a description of their relevance to modern life, especially in the West.
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Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: What Is Theravada Buddhism?

For Students 9th - 10th
Buddhanet offers a detailed introduction to Theravada or Hinayana Buddhism. Includes information on the basic tenents of Theravada, the language known as Pali in which the Theravada scriptures were written, and the history of this school...
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Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Mahayana Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
A Buddhanet page with links to information on the different countries where the practice of Mahayana Buddhism is practices, namely Tibet, China, Nepal, Vietnam, Japan, and Indonesia.
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Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Theravada Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
Buddhanet page with links to information on the different countries in which the practice of Theravada (Hinayana) Buddhism predominates.
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Other

Uri: Buddhism: Basic Beliefs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Information about the celebrations, sacred spaces, basic beliefs of Buddhism. Answers questions such as How did Buddhism begin? What did the Buddha teach? What are the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?
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Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Fundamentals of Buddhism: Pre Buddhist Background

For Students 9th - 10th
A site detailing Buddha and the fundamentals of Buddhism. Provides a brief history of India in relation to the growth of the spiritual movement.
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PBS

Living Eden: Bhutan: Buddhism & Ecology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan that combines the study of Buddhism in Bhutan with local ecology by focusing on cultural and religious attitudes toward the natural environment. Part of the PBS website devoted to Bhutan.
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Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Why Is Buddhism the Fastest Growing Religion in Australia?

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at Buddhism in Australia, the country's fastest growing religion. The article also looks at Buddhism's history with respect to Australia.
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Other

Buddhism Is Australia's Fastest Growing Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
This article examines the fact that Buddhism is becoming the fastest growing religion in Australia.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
Buddhism was introduced into Tibet from India and China beginning in the 600s. Over the succeeding centuries, Buddhism became the dominant cultural form in Tibet, exerting a powerful influence not only over religion, but also over...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Korean Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
Buddhism became the official religion of one of Korea's early kingdoms in 372, after a priest arrived from China with Buddhist images and scriptures. From the time of its introduction it had the enthusiastic support of the rulers and the...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia article about Buddhism addresses the essential questions about the religion and its traditions.
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Other

Dharma: Introduction to Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains detailed information about the religion of Buddhism and its many components.
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PBS

Pbs: The Story of India: Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
Boxed inset, part of a larger site about India, describes the origins of Buddhism and its key aspects.
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Other

Buddhism in Cambodia

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a detailed history of Cambodian Buddhism. Learn about the destruction of Buddhism by the communist rulers in the 1970s and the rebuilding that is still under way.
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Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Theravda Buddhism: The Teachings of the Elders

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the origins and history of Theraveda Buddhism, including a link to a map of Southeast Asia showing areas where Theravada dominates.
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Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Good Questions, Good Answers About Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
Answers to frequently asked questions about Buddhism.
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Other

Buddha Web: Essentials of Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
Tidy summation of the principle beliefs and understandings of Buddhism: core concepts, aggregates, fetters, and boundless states.
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Other

Interfaith Dialog Center: Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of Buddhism with a description of its beliefs (including a list of the Eightfold Path), its sects, and an explanation of Buddhism's presence in the West.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Arts: World Religions in Art

For Students 9th - 10th
At World Religions in Art, the world's major religions--Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism--serve as lenses through which artistic production is examined in terms of its subject matter, sources of inspiration, meaning,...
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Other

Essential Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
A site with detailed information on the various traditions within Tibetan Buddhism. Also contains information on basic Tibetan Buddhist practice.
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History Teacher

Historyteacher.net: Global Studies: Buddhism Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Eleven multiple choice question quiz is immediately scored and provides review of Buddhism.

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