Core Buddhist Pathways

• 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)

  218E

  Twenty-one Praises to Tara

  A Mahayana practice to remove obstacles

  Analyze specific examples of Tara's virtues (compassion, fearlessness, and wisdom) as described in selected verses...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  402E

  Vipassana Meditation

  Meditation to develop insight (clear seeing)

  Analyze the distinction between awareness and its objects during vipassana practice, evaluate how investigating the...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  414E

  Visualization Practices

  The power of imagination in meditation and mind training

  Compare and contrast the use of visualization in different Buddhist meditations with its use in...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  457E

  Wise Attention

  Skillful reflection

  Analyze the distinction between wise and unwise attention in personal experience; evaluate how different types...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  138E

  Working with Miscommunication

  De-escalating conflict and promoting harmony with mediation

  Analyze the role of dependent origination and subjective perception in creating miscommunication and conflict; evaluate...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  434E

  You Are Your Own Master

  Everyone is responsible for their own awakening

  Analyze how the Buddha's teaching on self-mastery challenges common assumptions about external salvation or rescue,...