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Religious Education: Buddhism

Questions

What is prime reality?

What is the nature of external reality, that is, the world around us?

What is a human being?

What happens to a person at death?

How do we know what is right and wrong?

What is the meaning/purpose of life?

Britannica Encyclopedia

Britannica Encyclopaedia
An online database encyclopedia of hundreds of thousands of high-quality readings, videos and images.

Britannica Image Quest

Britannica Image Quest
Millions of royalty free images from 60 of the world's most respected image libraries. Provides high-quality, trustworthy images, with source information and citations

Ebsco Explora Secondary

Ebsco Explora Secondary
General reference database for High School Students.

Podcasts: Buddhism

Learn Buddhism Podcast

Information Sources

Symbols & Sacred Texts

Important People

Source: The Big Buddha statue, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.

Birth of Religion

Dates & Important Events

Youtube Videos: Buddhism

Books in our Library

Religion As We Know It by Jack Miles
Call Number: 200.9 MIL
ISBN: 9781324002789
Publication Date: 2019-11-12
Starting at the birth of Christianity-a religion inextricably bound to Western thought-Miles reveals how we in the West have come to isolate religion as an object of study, and how drastically our perception has changed over time and across societies.
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion by Michael J. Murray; Michael C. Rea
Call Number: 210 MUR
ISBN: 9780521619554
Publication Date: 2008-03-20
Sacred Scriptures of the World Religions by Joan Price
Call Number: 208 PRI
ISBN: 9780826423542
Publication Date: 2010-02-17
Explores a variety of major world religions by looking at key issues related to each religion and analyzing spiritual practices and passages from scriptural texts.