Religion: Dhammapada Discussion Day Worksheet

1. Contextualize the Dhammapada as Buddhist literature. Where does it fit in the Buddhist canon? What is its purpose/who is its audience? Is it applicable to us today? How so?

2. How does the Dhammapada depict the ideal monk (arhant)? Discuss virtue and vice in the Dhammapada. What does Virtue look like? What does Vice look like?

3. How does the Dhammapada relate to the four noble truths of Buddhism? Discuss suffering and the practical dimensions of the eightfold path in eliminating suffering

4. Discuss the literary dimensions to the Dhammapada as poetry. Do you think this is effective in presenting the message of Buddhism?

5. What are reflections or concerns you have upon the text. What moved you from the text? What are problems you find with the text? How does the text help you understand Buddhism better?

Final exam: us history playlist project instructions: in lieu of a final exam you will have a project that is due thursday june 20 @ 11.59pm this exam is worth 60 points. you may choose to complete the traditional exam or this exam. they are worth the exact same score i will simply exempt one, and give you credit for the other you are to create playlist of songs from each era we studied this year you will have anywhere from 10.12 songs depending on how you view the year you may do it on powerpoint word prezi spotify, itunes or anything else you can think of assignment find a song that you can relate to a histoncal era we discussed in order to earn full credit you must submit the name of the song and artist 2 the lyrics to that song either a portion or all with the lyrics highlighted that you feel remind you of something we studied i will not go searching for these make sure you include them 3 a 3-5 sentence paragraph that explains why these lyrics remind you of the era we studied. this is your chance to make connections to what you have learned prove me to me you understand what was going on in the world during this time period see rubric for grading specifics these same songs mo mendy's example: see next page (note: the example is for a us history course you may not i would do an image like this yours would have more songo)