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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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Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Avalokitesvara

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedia entry about the Buddhist Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. It describes the significance of this figure in Buddhism.
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9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Twin Towers and the Bamiyan Buddhas [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson is...
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Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha).
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Bookcover With Scenes From the Life of the Buddha

For Students 9th - 10th
Life of the Buddha told through a series of art objects. Accompanying essay clarifies episodes in the Buddha's life story.
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Reliquary (?) With Scenes From the Life of the Buddha

For Students 9th - 10th
Life of the Buddha told through a series of art objects. Accompanying essay clarifies episodes in the Buddha's life story.
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Seated Buddha

For Students 9th - 10th
Life of the Buddha told through a series of art objects. Accompanying essay clarifies episodes in the Buddha's life story.
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Unesco: Nepal: Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

For Students 9th - 10th
Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one of his commemorative pillars there....
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The Story of Buddha: The Infant Buddha and His Mother

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Illustration of the infant Buddha and his mother.
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Buddha's Descent From the Trayastrimsha Heaven

For Students 9th - 10th
Life of the Buddha told through a series of art objects. Accompanying essay clarifies episodes in the Buddha's life story.
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Buddha in Zhangye / Gansu, China

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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Sophia Topia: Studies in Buddhadharma: Buddhism: The Buddha

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Sculpture of the Buddha.
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Bbc Religions: Buddhism: Head of Buddha

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Head of the Buddha.
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Wikipedia: Buddhism: Representation of the Buddha, Standing

For Students 9th - 10th
Representation of the Buddha, standing.
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Bbc Religions: Buddhism: Four Noble Truths: Standing Buddha

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Representation of the Buddha, standing.
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Website
Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Buddhist Studies: A Timeline of Buddhist History

For Students 9th - 10th
Timeline outlines Buddhist history from the birth of the Buddha to the late twentieth century.
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Shippensburg University

Shippensburg University: The Life of Siddhartha Gautama

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha, complete with the story of his miraculous birth.
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Read Works

Read Works: A Big Birthday Celebration

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Lotus Lantern Festival celebrating Buddha's birthday. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

For Students 9th - 10th
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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