Windows Into Buddhism

Windows into

Buddhism

Educational Resources for Teaching Buddhism

Topics

A rich range of teaching resources designed for young people.

AGE

5–11

Should We Believe What We See?

When you look at something, do you see the same as someone else? Or when you smell something and ...

Karma: The Law of Cause and Effect

Depending on good or bad intentions our actions are skilful or unskilful. Unskilful action...

The Buddhist Community

How does it feel to belong to a group or a community? Who is part of the Buddhist communit...

AGE

11–16

Personhood

Who am I? What am I made of? These universal questions are approached in a structured and reasone...

Buddhist Ethics

The Buddhist teachings set out moral guidance to follow, yet Buddhism is far from being a moralis...

Life of the Buddha

For Buddhists, the story of the life of Buddha Shakyamuni is an example of how to reach freedom b...

AGE

16–19

Suffering

The first of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism is the truth of suffering, or dukkha, which arises...

World View

A recent trend in the teaching of Religious Studies in schools is to present each of the world re...

Overview of the Path

The Buddhist path was first taught by the Buddha as the fourth Noble Truth. It is twofold: the ou...

Types of Materials

Detailed Subject Knowledge

Background materials to explore topics in-depth

Lesson Activities
and Reflections

Slide presentations, handouts, classroom activities and ideas for reflection

Lived Experience

Cultural practices and personal testimonies from Buddhists

Stories

Stories with a message that provides insight into a given topic

Worksheets

Exercises to consolidate knowledge or aid in revision

Webinars

Webinars are offered on an occasional basis to boost teachers’ subject knowledge, discuss difficult points, and share classroom experience.

Next Webinar

Why do we suffer?

2nd May 2024
4pm–5pm, UK time

£20

We have all experienced suffering, and everyone wants to prevent more suffering if they can. But do we have the power to do so?

This webinar designed for school teachers will share subject knowledge and practical tips for teaching the topic in the classroom. In particular, it will draw out the two distinct explanations of the causes of suffering in Theravada and in Mahayana respectively.

You can register here.

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