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Unit: Value Drawing
Lesson Title: Drawing the Buddha
Grade Level: 9-12
Objectives: As a result of instruction,
students will be able to...
* Identify some of the major and minor markings of the Buddha
* Differentiate between Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
* Identify specific hand gestures of the Buddha
* Create a value drawing of the Buddha on a related drawing surface
of their choice
Materials:
* Teacher’s sample artwork
* Drawing surfaces chosen by students
* Digital camera, disks, computer, and printer
* White and black charcoal pencils
* Kneadable erasers
* Blending sticks
Intructional Resources:
*“The Little Buddha” video
* Slides of Buddhist art
*“Identifying Buddhist Images in Japanese Painting and Sculpture”
from Education About Asia
Volume 4, Number 3
*
Web site on identifying the Buddha
* Web site with mudras
of Buddhist sculptures and paintings
* Web site with
a chart of the mudras
* Web site with more drawings
of mudras
*“
Explanations of the causes that led the Buddha to acquire the thirty-two
major marks
” and“
The 80 minor physical markings of Buddha
” from May 2001 Sangha News
Vocabulary:
Buddha
Bosatsu
Bodhisattva
Mahayana
Tathagata Nyorai
Motivation:
* Students will watch “The Little Buddha”
* Teacher will show slides of Buddhist art
* Teacher will give an overview of the project
* Teacher will show samples of responses to this assignment
Procedure:
* Teacher will read selected markings of the Buddha to students
who will draw the Buddha based
only on these verbal cues
* Students will share their drawings with the class
* Students will read the 32 major and 80 minor marks
* Students will read the handout “Identifying Buddhist Images in
Japanese Painting and Sculpture”
* Students will complete a worksheet that asks them to look at pictures
and identify which ones
are Buddhas and which ones are Bodhisattvas
* Students will complete a worksheet that asks them to look at pictures
and identify which hand
gesture is used in each one
* Students will take a quiz on all of these activities that will
ask them to name some of the major
and minor markings of the Buddha, differentiate between
pictures of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas,
and identify specific hand gestures
* Students will take pictures on the digital camera of the Buddha
statue while manipulating the
light source and the angle of the camera
* Students will each find or create a different drawing surface
that somehow relates to the Buddha i.e.
a map, gold paper, japanese writing
* Students will draw the Buddha on their surface while looking at
the digital photo using black and
white charcoal pencils
* Students will have a group critique of their art
* Students will frame and exhibit their art
Evaluation:
Did students...
* Identify some of the major and minor markings of the Buddha
* Differentiate between Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
* Identify specific hand gestures of the Buddha
* Take a unique picture by manipulating the light source and angle
of the camera
* Choose an interesting drawing surface
* Render the lights and darks accurately
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