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A series of demonstration, practice, extension and testing activities on Buddhism including buildings, religious artefacts, festivals, symbols, rituals and holy books.
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A Buddhist Temple Another of those incredible 360 degree photographs. Learners can pan around and see the layout of the temple.	Buddha Challenge An excellent 'drag and drop' activity in which learners have to identify Buddhist symbols on a number of artefacts. This requires concentration and an eye for detail. There are 18 to find and more than one on a number of them.	Buddhism 1 This site is incredibly detailed and is perhaps only useful to those who need background information.	Circle It Puzzle A wordsearch to print out and use.
Amaravati Monastery A series of photographs showing both outside and inside of this religious place.	Buddha Jigsaw A simple jigsaw puzzle depicting Buddha.	Buddhism 2 A BBC site full of background information on this religion but unusually few pictures.	Super Circle It A hard wordsearch to print out and use.
Buddhism An excellent compilation of information on this religion set out in a learner friendly manner.	Teddy's Day Out A simple 'drag and drop' activity of signs and symbols for each of the religions.	Holy Books A detailed background account of this religion.
Buddhist Artefacts Learners can access information about a number of religious artefacts.		Great Stupa at Amaravati Information about this important Buddhist site in south east India.
Buddhists Text and pictures suitable for project work or extension activities.		Teaching Resources A site suitable to give an overview or to provide information for topic work. Sections cover beliefs, traditions, books, buildings, clothes, food, prayer, symbols and wedding.
Rahula Leads the Way A series of slides make up a story which depicts many of the values and beliefs of Buddhism. A simple but effective way to explain a religious concept.
Soft Wear A clever thought provoking animation.
Stories of Buddhist theme An index of stories which convey the principles of the religion. Suitable for compare and contrasting activities.
Story Buddha in Pictures A storybook version of the story. This can be printed out as a PDF file from the associated links.
Tales for Young & Old A collection of textual stories covering a number of different topics from laziness to good manners. A sort of Buddhist Aesop's Fables.
The Story of Buddha An excellent series of slides depicting the life of Buddha as shown on ancient carvings. There are links to associated information and a toolbar that can be accessed from the tab in the bottom left hand corner. This allows magnification of the carvings.
Visit to a Buddhist Temple An excellent gallery of photographs which enlarge.
	Learning Programme		Learning Programme
	Buddhist Studies Unit 1 Who was the Buddha? The story of early life.		Studies Unit 1 Quiz A 5 question quiz marked online.
	Buddhist Studies Unit 2 Leaving the Palace. The next part of the story.		Studies Unit 2 Quiz A 5 question quiz marked online.
	Buddhist Studies Unit 3 Under the Bodhi Tree. The next part of the story.		Studies Unit 3 Quiz A 5 question quiz marked online.
	Buddhist Studies Unit 4 What the Buddha Taught. The next part of the story.		Studies Unit 4 Quiz A 5 question quiz marked online.
	Buddhist Studies Unit 5 Buddha's Disciples. The next part of the story.		Studies Unit 5 Quiz A 5 question quiz marked online.
	Buddhist Studies Unit 6 Loving Kindness. The next part of the story.		Studies Unit 6 Quiz A 5 question quiz marked online.
	Buddhist Studies Unit 7 The Buddha's Last Days. The next part of the story.		Studies Unit 7 Quiz A 5 question quiz marked online.
	Buddhist Studies Unit 8 Who is a Buddhist? A recap of the main principles of the religion.		Studies Unit 8 Quiz A 5 question quiz marked online.



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Information on Buddhism An excellent site giving information on beliefs, books, buildings, clothes, food, prayer, symbols and weddings.	Buddhist Symbols An activity in 2 parts. In Part 1 learners can click on each of the symbols to gain a written explanation of the symbol. By clicking the 'Matching Activity' button Part 2 appears as a drag and drop activity matching picture with information.
	Buddha Jigsaw A drag and drop activity re-creating the picture of Buddha.

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