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- Year 5
What is life like inside a Buddhist monastery?
In this lesson, we will be learning about buddhist monks and nuns. We will learn about the different schools of Buddhism and the journey that Buddhist lay people take to become a 'full monk'. We will learn about daily life in a monastic community and we will compare life in a monastery to our own daily life.
- Year 5
What is life like inside a Buddhist monastery?
In this lesson, we will be learning about buddhist monks and nuns. We will learn about the different schools of Buddhism and the journey that Buddhist lay people take to become a 'full monk'. We will learn about daily life in a monastic community and we will compare life in a monastery to our own daily life.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The monastic order within some Buddhist traditions.
- The concept of asceticism.
- Examples of daily routine within a buddhist monastery.