"The four programmes are skilfully designed and presented so as to provide a clear and authentic account of Buddhism to secondary school pupils. The content is both relevant and engaging and should encourage teachers who have felt diffident about presenting Buddhism to do so. The teacher's notes... are substantial and stimulating..."
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Living Buddhism presents Buddhism in an engaging and relevant manner for today's young people.
A follow-up to Buddhism for Key Stage 2, it will ensure progression for those who have already studied Buddhism at primary level, and provide a sound introduction for those approaching Buddhism for the first time. It has much to contribute to Citizenship studies and is widely used at KS4.
Four 25-minute programmes and ten PowerPoint presentations introduce pupils to the key teachings outlined in the RE syllabus and their expression in the lives of western and eastern Buddhists. They are designed to stimulate analysis and discussion, and reflection on the key questions all religions seek to address.
46-page teacher's handbook (free pdf on disc or paper handbook sold separately - also available in Welsh as a download) contains
- essential background information
- information sheets
- activities
- discussion topics
1. The Buddha
- The holy site of Bodh Gaya
- The story of Prince Siddhartha
- The Four Sights
- The Going Forth
- The Enlightenment
- The symbolism of the Buddha image
2. The Dharma I
- The story of Upaya
- The holy site of Sarnath
- The Four Noble Truths
- The Noble Eightfold Path
- The path in the west
- The story of king Ashoka
3. The Dharma II
- The Venerable Dhardo Rimpoche - a 20th-century Buddhist
- The Five Precepts in practice
- Dr Ambedkar - a 20th-century Buddhist
- Karma
- The Bodhisattva Ideal
- The story of Avalokiteshvara
4. The Sangha
- The Three Jewels
- The Buddha's Parinirvana
- The early Buddhist sangha
- Contemporary western sangha
- Meditation
- The symbol of the stupa
- Ritual and worship, east and west