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Khan Academy: Images of Enlightenment: Aniconic vs Iconic Depictions of Buddha

For Students 9th - 10th
Some of the earliest depictions of the Buddha reaching enlightenment appear as sculptural friezes on the exterior of sacred Buddhist monuments known as stupas. View pictures of these friezes and read the history of Prince Siddhartha in...
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Pbs: The Story of India: Buddha

For Students 9th - 10th
Boxed inset describes the Buddha's life story, his quest for religious enlightenment, and his life of preaching his doctrine.
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Buddha Images

For Students 9th - 10th
An commercial online gallery of Buddha images. The photos are good but no commentary is provided, only the names and locations.
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Buddha Net: Buddhist Festivals and Special Days

For Students 9th - 10th
Article outlines the holy places, holidays, and ritual practices of the Buddhist faith. Includes links to more extensive information about selected holidays.
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Buddha Net: Buddhist Information and Education Network

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive overview of Buddhism aimed at believers, but highly recommended by many academic libraries.
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Buddha Net: The Wheel of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive look at the Buddhist wheel of life.
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Khan Academy: Jatakas: The Many Lives of Buddha as Bodhisattva

For Students 9th - 10th
Jatakas reached the laity and monks through art, which proved to be a powerful tool in communicating Buddhist tenets and philosophy to a wide public. View examples of their art and read about their famous tales including the Great Monkey...
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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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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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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 of Compassion: Chenresig/avalokiteshvara

For Students 9th - 10th
A page with a variety of information and resources concerning Avalokiteshvara, known in Tibetan Buddhism as Chenresig.
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Buddha Net: The Chinese Canon

For Students 9th - 10th
A long essay on the Tripitaka, the Chinese Mahayana scriptures. Discusses the various parts, their history, and their importance.
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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 Net: Theravada Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline plotting the significant events in Theravda Buddhist history. Timeline starts in 383 B.C.E. and continues to the present.
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Buddha Net: Japanese Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of Buddhism in Japan. Briefly describes other schools of Buddhism but is primarily concerned with Zen.
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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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Buddha Net: The Buddhist World: Buddhism in South Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a history of the practice of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Among the topics discussed are the the first through fourth Councils, the Emperors and scholars who had a profound impact on the practice of Buddhism, and the...
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Buddha Net: The Universality of the Dhamma

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry is about the concept of Dhamma, the earliest of the Canons of Buddhism, which establishes clear exposition, self-realization, and so on.
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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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Buddha Net: Sangha Photodocumentary

For Students 9th - 10th
This color photo documentary by Friedrich Reg presents Buddhist monks in the spirit of Sangha, which means literally "community."
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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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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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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 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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