Band E (Ages 15-18)
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Honoring the Buddha, bodhisattvas, and teachers through prose and poetry
Actively pay homage and express gratitude to those who have taught, guided, and transmitted wisdom—showing...
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Creating healthy habits
Analyze the relationship between Buddhist teachings on karma and neuroscientific understanding of habit formation; evaluate...
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The practice of saving lives
Evaluate the Buddhist practice of life release within contemporary ecological contexts, analyze the ethical complexities...
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The law of cause and effect
Analyze the concept of karma, differentiating between intentional actions and their outcomes, and evaluate how...
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Creating conditions for spontaneous joy and play
Define and analyze the concepts of lila (divine play), mudita (sympathetic joy), and anicca (impermanence)...
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The methods and responsibilities of lineage traditions
Compare how the three main Buddhist traditions (Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana) pass down teachings, evaluating the...
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Generating love and kindness for all beings
Analyze the nature of *metta*/loving-kindness; improvise a guided meditation that generates this quality; and initiate...
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The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way
Analyze Nagarjuna's concept of dependent arising by examining how phenomena exist only in relationship to...
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OM MANI PADME HUM
Analyze the symbolic meaning of each syllable in OM MANI PADME HUM; evaluate how mantra...
