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RE Places of Worship RE | Year 2 | Places of Worship | The Shape of Buddhist Temples | Lesson 4 Aim Aim To discuss the shape of Buddhist temples. Success Criteria Success Criteria Statement 1 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur


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RE | Year 2 | Places of Worship | The Shape of Buddhist Temples | Lesson 4

Places of Worship

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Success Criteria Aim

  • Statement 1 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
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Success Criteria Aim

  • To discuss the shape of Buddhist temples.
  • I can discuss the similarities and differences between some Buddhist

temples.

  • I can identify how the elements are represented in the shape of a

Buddhist temple.

  • I can draw and label my own Buddhist temple design.
  • I know how the five elements are represented in my design.
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Do you know who this is? This person is very special to Buddhists.

A Special Person

It is Buddha. Buddha was born as Siddhartha

  • Gautama. He lived some time

around 500 BCE. He only became known as the Buddha after he had found enlightenment. Enlightenment means he found the truth about life.

Photo courtesy of Akuppa (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

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Buddhists do not believe in God. Buddha is a very special person to Buddhists but he was a person and not a god.

A Special Person

Every Buddhist temple has at least

  • ne statue or image of Buddha.

Buddhists thank Buddha for his

  • teachings. They show him great
  • respect. They do not pray to

Buddha in the same way that

  • ther people might pray to God.
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Buddhist temples vary in how they look from the outside.

Looking at Buddhist Temples

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One type of important Buddhist building is a stupa.

Looking at Buddhist Temples

Stupas are shaped like bells. Something very old and special that belonged to Buddha, such as a strand of his hair or

  • ne of his teeth, will

be buried beneath the stupa.

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Some Buddhist temples are pagodas. Pagodas are based on the design of stupas but they have rows of towers going upwards.

Looking at Buddhist Temples

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Buddhists believe that the universe is made up of five main things. These are called the five elements.

The Five Elements

? Have you any idea what some of these elements that make up the universe might be? Buddhists believe the five elements are… Earth Fire Air Water Wisdom

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Buddhist temples are designed to symbolise the five elements.

The Five Elements

Earth Wisdom Fire Air Water The earth is represented by the square base

  • f the

temple. Wisdom is symbolised by the pinnacle at the very top. The spire represents fire. The crescent

  • f a temple

represents air. The dome represents water.

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The Five Elements

pinnacle (wisdom) crescent (air) spire (fire) dome (water) square base (earth)

Photo courtesy of chriscom (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

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Build It Up

Earth Water Fire Air Wisdom

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Success Criteria Aim

  • Statement 1 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
  • Statement 2
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Success Criteria Aim

  • To discuss the shape of Buddhist temples.
  • I can discuss the similarities and differences between some Buddhist

temples.

  • I can identify how the elements are represented in the shape of a

Buddhist temple.

  • I can draw and label my own Buddhist temple design.
  • I know how the five elements are represented in my design.
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