Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region

Marty Schmidt
Hong Kong International School
"Who is Buddha?" Fall, 2004-2005

Syllabus

Glossary

HKIS Service Learning

In-class Presentation: Introduction to Buddhist Topics

In pairs: Using this website, www.exoticindiaart.com prepare a 5-8 minute presentation to the class using the website as a guide.

Each of you should be able to make the whole presentation, so that your partner can rotate and watch other presentations.

1. The Mandala

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2. The Bodhisattva Ideal (June, 2002)

3. 8 symbols of Buddhist art (October, 2003)

4. Buddhist Wheel of Life (Sept, 2000)

5. Buddha and Christ similarities (Nov, 2003)

6. Heroic Journey of the Buddha (April, 2003)

7. 5 Meditating Buddha (July, 2003)(challenging, may be better as a project - see Mahayana
Cosmology below)

8. The Stupa (Feb, 2003)

9. Healing and the Buddha (not as strong) (July, 2002)

10. Colors in Buddhist art (Feb, 2002)

11. Wrathful Guardians of Buddhism (Feb, 2001)

12. Mudras of the Great Buddha (Aug, 2001)

13. Ritual Implements in Tibetan Buddhism (June, 2001)

14. Feminine Ideals in Buddhist Art: Green Tara and White Tara (Nov, 2000)

Other possible choices

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