Great Religious Leaders: Buddha and Buddhism (Great Religious Leaders)
by Kerena Marchant
The Buddha was born in India about 2,500 years ago. He spent many years trying to find out what caused people to suffer, and how to end suffering. Eventually he found the answers and became 'Enlightened'. For the rest of his life he travelled, preached and taught, giving rise to the religion that is now known as Buddhism. This book tells you about the life of the Buddha, who he was and what he did. It explains how he found 'the Middle Way', what he taught his followers, and about the holy books...
Age range 4 to 8 Lyrical text and luminous illustrations tell the story of Prince Siddhartha—from his time as a boy in the palace, to journeying in the world where he sees pain and suffering, to his meditation and enlightenment. A beautifully illustrated picture book about how Prince Siddhartha grows up to become the Buddha that teaches children (and the adults reading to them) about empathy, kindness, and finding peace in our lives.
Meet the heroes who changed the world! Young Siddhartha renounced all worldly things in search of the ultimate truth. This is the powerful story of his self-discovery and his path to enlightenment as he went on to become one of the world's greatest religious leaders-Gautama Buddha.Fourth in a series of illustrated books created for young readers to get to know our world heroes better, this engaging biography, peppered with little-known facts, takes the reader through the remarkable life of Gaut...
Modern World Religions: Buddhism Pupil Book Core (Modern World Religions)
by Cavan Wood
Produced specifically to answer QCA concerns over attainment and assessment in RE at Key Stage 3, "Modern World Religions" is a series that balances learning about religions with learning from religions. It comprises differentiated Student Books, Teacher's Resource Packs and CD-ROMs, on the six major world faiths. Clearly-structured spreads introduce both "learning about" objectives and "learning from" objectives, ensuring that students achieve the right balance. Specifically targeted tasks help...
Living Religions: Living Buddhism (Living Religions)
One of a series that focuses on major religions and their relevance to contemporary life. It offers a balance of information about each religion and an exploration of how we can learn from it. The text looks at the founders and significant individuals in the religion and its key beliefs, signs and symbols. Worship is also covered, the festivals, celebrations, rites of passage, pilgrimages and sacred places. Moral issues and ultimate questions are presented and considered. The concepts explored i...
Holy Places Bodh Gaya (Holy Places)
Holy Places is a delightful new series that looks at holy places around the world, and examines religious beliefs and practices through these significant places. - full-colour photographs clearly illustrate each book. - examples taken from each of the six major faiths examine the link between each faith and its "holy place" - examines the historical background, the roots of each faith and how the beliefs originated and why the holy place is significant
Explores why people observe the festival today; Covers the special clothes, colours, food and songs; associated with it; Discusses other rituals connected to the celebration; Provides simple craft ideas; Full glossary and index; This new series takes major celebrations from the six main religions and looks at them in more detail. The books explore the history behind the celebration. These books aim to help children appreciate the range of national, regional, religious and ethnic identities in th...
The "I"s in Me (Bringing the Buddha's Teachings Into Practice, #4)
by Christine H Huynh
Buddhist Festivals and Traditions (Religious Festivals and Traditions)
by Sarah Shey
The Buddha in Me (Bringing the Buddha's Teachings Into Practice, #2)
by Christine H Huynh
Edexcel GCSE Rel Stud 15C Buddishm (Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies)
Edexcel's own course for the new GCSE Religious Studies specification
Religions of the World Buddhism Paperback (Religions of the World)
by Sue Penney
An introduction to the Buddhist religion. It examines Buddhism's history, sacred texts, worship in the home, places of worship, pilgrimage, festivals, rites of passage and family life. It includes points of view of people of Buddhist faith; extracts from sacred texts and quotes from key religious figures; and boxes highlighting particular symbols and customs. It is part of a series exploring the religions of the world. These volumes aim to offer an accessible approach and contain discussions of...