The Buddha made enlightenment a possibility for all followers through the concept of the Middle Path. How did the Middle Path offer a way toward nirvana, much like the Old Testament and the Torah do so for Jews and the New Testament (and Old Testamant) do so for Christians?
ACTIVITY:
Shared GoogleSlide. You will be assigned a theme from the below. In groups of 3:
1) Please construct a thesis statement that discusses what you believe is the singular main idea or common denominator of your assigned theme. You can focus on how it impacted the development of that society/religion for example.
2) From the book or class notes, find "evidence" to prove your thesis (simple fact in this case- not developed research like the paper/project.
THEMES:
1. Indus River Valley civilization/Harappans
2. Geography of the subcontinent
3. Aryan invasion of the subcontinent
4. The Hindu caste system
5. Hindu reincarnation (samsara)
6. The story of Siddhartha becoming the Buddha
7. Buddhism's embrace of the "Middle Path"
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