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Pre‐Visit Lesson Plans

Powerful Protection

Protection from danger is a recurrent theme in Buddhist art from Himalayan Asia. This lesson introduces the concept of peaceful and wrathful protection figures, and encourages students to make connections to various types of protection in their own lives.

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Marvelous Mandalas

Mandalas are a rich part of the art and cultures of Himalayan Asia. This pre-visit lesson focuses on these compelling geometric forms frequently depicted in Buddhist art. Students will examine and decode images of mandalas and explore their geometric and symbolic elements.

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