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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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Handout
Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Buddhist Missionaries

For Students 9th - 10th
BuddhaNet.net offers a short web-article that describes Buddhist missionary activity around the world.
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Handout
Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: The Order of Nuns

For Students 9th - 10th
Buddhanet.net offers the story of how the Buddha created the order of nuns, the bhikkuni.
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Article
Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Buddhist Lay Persons

For Students 9th - 10th
A talk given on the role Buddhist lay people should play in relation to the Sangha, the Buddhist monastic orders.
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Handout
Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Dharma Data Sangha

For Students 9th - 10th
This Buddhanet.net site, Dharma Data, offers a short definition of the sangha, a word meaning "community" or "congregation."
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Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha

For Students 9th - 10th
BuddhaNet.net offers a long discussion of what the Three Gems are and what it means to take refuge in them.
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Article
Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Dependent Arising

For Students 9th - 10th
This Buddhanet essay on Buddhist doctrine of dependent origination presents the theory of the cause of rebirth and suffering.
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Handout
Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Monks and Nuns

For Students 9th - 10th
Buddhanet.net offers a series of questions and answers about Buddhist monks and nuns.
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eBook
Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Dhammapada Instructions to Monks [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from the Dhammapada, a collection of sayings attributed to the Buddha, which describe how a Buddhist monk ought to conduct himself.
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Article
Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Daily Life of a Thai Monk

For Students 9th - 10th
Buddhanet profiles the daily lives of monks in Thailand and an itinerary of a monk's day-to-day activities.
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Other

Templenet: Sarnath

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry has information on the significance of Sarnath as a Buddhist pilgrimage site, and the temples that have been built there throughout Buddhist history.
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Website
City University of New York

Brooklyn College: Chinese Philosophy and Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides a compilation of material from Compton's living encyclopedia. General information about Chinese religion and philosophy.
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Website
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: India and Southern Asia Chronology: Asoka

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief one page biography of Asoka and his governing methods, including his later renunciation of war.
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eBook
Other

Access to Insight: Lay Buddhist Practice

For Students 9th - 10th
An online guidebook to lay Buddhist daily practice. Information on meditation, chanting, and "The Laity's Practice of Dhamma."
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Restoring the Giant Buddhas of Bamiyan

For Students 9th - 10th
A picture essay and short video documentary about the attempts of the Afghan people to restore and save the famous Buddhist shrine at Bamiyan. In 2001 the Taliban destroyed the large statue of Buddha leading to a public outcry.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Burma (Myanmar): People

For Students 9th - 10th
This article about the people of Burma tells of the many ethnic groups and languages in the country. From the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Article
Other

Hindu Website: An Essay on the Hindu Way of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the reasons that Hinduism as a religion cannot be separated from Hinduism as a way of life. Understand Hindu belief and practice.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Hermann Hesse

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this site to broaden your knowledge of Hermann Hesse. This site features links to biographical information and lesson plans and activities for specific works.
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Article
Other

Travel China Guide: Sui Dynasty

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief synopsis of the history of the Sui Dynasty. This examination covers the dynasty from its beginning to end.
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Handout
Stanford University

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Pantheism

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent, in-depth article from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy introducing the metaphysical beliefs and religious practices of pantheism. Pantheism is treated as both a philosophy and a religion. Author consider arguments and...
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eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Siddhartha

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete full-text of this literary work is available to download or read online in multiple digital formats.
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Website
Other

Hinduwebsite: What Is the Correct Way of Life?

For Students 9th - 10th
A long article addressed to Hindus as a guide to how they are to live according to the teachings of Hinduism.
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Website
Other

Hinduwebsite: Belief in Soul

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Hindu conception of the soul, which is known as Atman.
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Other

Tenement Museum Project: Gods of Chinatown

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a tour of the places in Chinatown in New York City. Your guide is the web artist, Isabel Chang, who leads you through several streets in Chinatown, shows you temples and pictures of the gods, and explains their significance.

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