Art-Making: Paper Beads
A DIY activity to turn used papers, magazines, and gift wrapping into cool beads for necklaces and bracelets.
Art-Making: Landscapes
A DIY art project to make a landscape from salt, water, a glass cup, and some paint!
Book Review: Little Sid
This sweet little book for ages 4-8, written by Ian Lendler and illustrated by Xanthe Bouma, recounts a story from the childhood of Siddhartha Gautama, here nicknamed Little Sid. One day, the young prince embarked on a journey from his castle in search of happiness and, along the way, he came to understand the fleeting nature of all things and the value of extending kindness and generosity toward others.
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s Address to Children (1978)
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche addresses children from his sangha in 1978.
The Jataka Tales of Dunhuang Worksheet
The ninth worksheet of a 9-part Buddhism Education Pack, drawing in the history of The Silk Road to teach about Buddhist history and culture. This worksheet introduces the Jataka Tales and recounts the Ruru Jataka, or the Tale of the Deer of Nine Colours. It includes cave paintings of the tale from a cave at Dunhuang.
Bodhisattvas and Avalokiteshvara
The eighth worksheet of a 9-part Buddhism Education Pack, drawing in the history of The Silk Road to teach about Buddhist history and culture. This worksheet explains the history of Avalokiteshvara and the principle of bodhisattvas.
WORKSHEET: Object Focus—The Diamond Sutra
The seventh worksheet of a 9-part Buddhism Education Pack, drawing in the history of The Silk Road to teach about Buddhist history and culture. This worksheet asks students to examine and analyze a section of The Diamond Sutra scroll.
Object Focus—Buddhist Paintings
The sixth worksheet of a 9-part Buddhism Education Pack, drawing in the history of The Silk Road to teach about Buddhist history and culture. This worksheet asks students to critically examine and analyze a painting of the Buddha.
Iconography of the Buddha
The fifth worksheet of a 9-part Buddhism Education Pack, drawing in the history of The Silk Road to teach about Buddhist history and culture. This worksheet covers the iconography of the Buddha.
Buddhist Cave Temples: The Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang
The second worksheet of a 9-part Buddhism Education Pack, drawing in the history of The Silk Road to teach about Buddhist history and culture. This worksheet discusses the history of Buddhist cave temples in Asia and explains their significance.
Buddhism & The Silk Road—The Transmission of Buddhism
The first worksheet of a 9-part Buddhism Education Pack, drawing in the history of The Silk Road to teach about Buddhist history and culture. This worksheet introduces The Silk Road and its significance to the spread of Buddhism.