Appreciation and Joy
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Exploring the Buddha's life through historical research
Research the historical Buddha's life using multiple sources and timelines; analyze how his personal experiences...
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Understanding the Buddha's revolutionary message in context
Analyze the Buddha's life within the social, political, and religious context of ancient India; evaluate...
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Understanding the Buddha through stories and celebrations
Explore the Buddha's story through songs, drawings, and movement activities that celebrate his birth, his...
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The life of the historical Buddha
Sequence and analyze the ten acts of Buddha's life within their historical and geographical contexts;...
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Recollecting and drawing inspiration from the Buddha's qualities
Analyze the Buddha's qualities as described in traditional texts across multiple sources; evaluate which Buddha...
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Using parables to remember a bird's eye view
Implement practices that cultivate an expansive, “bird’s eye view” perspective, and analyze the frog-in-the-well parable...
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History of dharma translation
Analyze the contributions of at least five key translators of the Buddhist canon, evaluating their...
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Pilgrimage sites related to Buddhism
Identify and locate major Buddhist pilgrimage sites while analyzing their historical and symbolic significance, evaluate...
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Comparative philosophy
Analyze the Buddha's teachings in relation to other philosophical and scientific perspectives, evaluating points of...