Resources Available at the Wachovia Educational Resource Center
1. DVDs
Art from Asia
2. Books
Buddhism (World Beliefs and Culture Series) by Sue Penney
I Once Was a Monkey: Stories Buddha Told by Jeanne M. Lee
Buddhism: Teachings and Traditions (Eyewitness Books Series)
Intimate Worlds: Indian Paintings
Understanding Far Eastern Art
3. Poster Kit
Asian Art through the Ages
4. Other Kits
Narrative Thread: Women’s Embroidery from Rural India
5. Juvenile Books
The Little Brown Jay(A Tale from India)
Momotaro and the Island of Ogres
Painted Delight: Indian Paintings
Classroom Activities for Siddhartha
1. Some of the ethical values explored in Siddhartha are faith, freedom, integrity,
peace, self-discipline, truth, self-knowledge. Describe an experience you have
had in which you were forced to challenge one of these values.
2. Write a letter from Siddhartha to his father explaining why he is leaving the
palace. Write a letter of advice back to Siddhartha, that his father might have
written.
3. Like many parents, Siddhartha’s father tried to protect him from certain
things. What sort of things do your parents try to protect you from? Do you
think they are right to do this? Why/why not?
4. The things Siddhartha saw outside the palace shocked him and changed the
way he thought about things forever. Write an essay describing an experience
in your life that has had a similar effect. How did it affect you?
Web Sites for Siddhartha
1. Buddhist Rituals and Practices - ReligionFacts
Guide to Buddhist practices, including Meditation, Mantras , Mudras
(Symbolic hand gestures), Prayer Wheels, veneration of Buddhas,
pilgrimages, and more.
2.
Buddhism: practice, religious views and beliefs
Buddhist ritual This site is a good source of general information about
Buddhist practices, religious views, and beliefs. It also explores Siddharta
Gautama - the founder of Buddhism, pictures, karma and rebirth, as well
as an interview with a Zen Buddhist Priest.
3.
Siddhartha Lesson Plans & Study Guides for literature by Hermann Hesse
Teaching Units, Teacher's Guides, Novel Unit Plans, Study Guides, and
more for Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.
4.
Buddhism - Lessons, Activities, Online Games for Kids
That was the day Prince Siddhartha Gautama began to earn a new title, the
Buddha, which means "Awakened One". This site offers information and
lesson plans for younger and less competent readers. Lesson plans about
Buddhism for teachers and games for children are included.