Clear Thinking

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  312E

  Three Poisons: Greed

  Greed vs. Sustainability

  Evaluate unsustainable practices; design alternatives that challenge materialist mindsets; and analyze how craving and desire...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  302E

  Three Poisons: Ignorance

  Seeing things as they are

  Analyze ignorance as misunderstanding—particularly regarding impermanence, interdependence, and selflessness. Evaluate how ignorance serves as the...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  320E

  Twelve Nidanas

  The twelve links of dependent origination

  Identify and sequence the twelve links of dependent origination; analyze how specific links (particularly craving...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  300E

  Vows

  The logic of making and keeping vows

  Analyze the logic and purpose of taking vows in Buddhist practice, evaluate how different types...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  210E

  Western Philosophy and Buddhism

  Comparative philosophy

  Analyze the Buddha's teachings in relation to other philosophical and scientific perspectives, evaluating points of...