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RE | Year 2 | Places of Worship | The Shape of Buddhist Temples | Lesson 4
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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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Success Criteria Aim
- Statement 1 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
- Statement 2
- Sub statement
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.
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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)
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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
- Sub statement
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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