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Sita's fire ordeal: In The Ramayana, page 6.11; Rama and his court watch Sita during the fire ordeal, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Sita stands calmly in a gated area with flames burning around the lotus blossom platform on which she stands. One of the monkey kings lights the fire with...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Asian action I: Character details: Students will use drawing and writing to study characters in Asian art, focusing on the potential stories hinted at by the many details depicted in the art examples. This lesson draws on the richly detailed and expressive human and animal characters depicted in the arts of Asia. Is there a reason why Durga has so many arms? What about Ganesha and that elephant head?; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education and Information Skills)

The God of Justice: In The Ramayana, page 6.1; The God of Justice, Maleevaraj, mediates between Rama and Ravana, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Rama, and Sita wearing royal Siamese clothes, sit in the forest on mats with their hands in respectful prayer position. On another mat, Rama's...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Ackland Art Museum: Features online versions of art museum's exhibits and permanent collection, field trip guidelines and activities, lesson plans, and in-depth institutional background.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Kings and gods: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 5; Khmer kings promoted the idea, known as devaraja, that there was an intersection of the ruling king and a validating god, usually the Hindu god Siva. Banteay Srei, shown here, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Siva that was built during the...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Asia: Learn about the history, cultures, and geography of the nations and peoples of Asia from this sampling of great educational resources that can be found on LEARN NC.; Format: bibliography/help

Ravana tempts Sita: In The Ramayana, page 2.13; The demon king Ravana visits the captured Princess Sita in a wooden puppet theater performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The Ravana puppet, here painted with red skin unlike his green-skinned counterpart in Thai mural art, waves a powerful sword at Princess...; By Lorraine Aragon.

A forest hermit: In The Ramayana, page 2.4; The forest hermit's respected position as a wise sage is shown by his elevated position sitting on a stone platform at left. Rama, Laksman, and Sita kneel on the ground at right. The hermit holds a palm leaf fan on a long handle. The hermit's stone platform...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Rama and Sita bathing in waterfall (Thai Ramayana mural): A mural detail at the Emerald Buddha Temple shows Rama and Sita bathing in a waterfall. A waterfall flows down the side of a mountain into a lush garden landscape. The cascade of water falls first on the head of Rama, sitting on a higher ledge, and then upon...; Format: image/photograph

Describing Japanese screens and scrolls through images: The second part of a larger unit on talking and writing about, as well as creating, Japanese screen and scroll paintings. The purpose of this unit plan is to introduce descriptive aspects of art criticism, while teaching the art and culture of Japan. Students create illustrations of classmates' descriptions of Japanese screens or scrolls.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education); By Michelle Harrell.

Describing Japanese screens and scrolls through words: The first part of a unit on talking and writing about, as well as creating, Japanese screen and scroll paintings. The purpose of this unit plan is to introduce descriptive aspects of art criticism, while teaching appreciation for the art and culture of Japan. Students use observation and descriptive writing to discover richly detailed Japanese screen and scroll paintings so that another student can illustrate it in the next lesson.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Michelle Harrell.

Gold palace where Rama was to reign (Thai Ramayana mural): This detail image on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple shows the gold palace where Rama's father announced that Rama would reign. Like many examples of classical Southeast Asian architecture, the palace has a series of ascending tiered roofs and columned...; Format: image/photograph

Dancing deities: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 11; The asparas in mirror image stances balance on one bent leg in active positions typical of classical Southeast Asian dances. One hand is held above the head and the other in front of the chest with their wrists and fingers stretched...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Sita proves her purity by fire ordeal (Thai Ramayana mural): Sita proves her purity by undergoing a fire ordeal, as seen in a mural detail at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Sita stands calmly in a gated area with flames burning around the lotus blossom platform on which she stands. One of the monkey kings lights the fire...; Format: image/photograph

The Mint Museum: Access to digitized images from special exhibitions and the permanent collections of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC, along with activities for kids.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Africa: Africa is a diverse continent not only geographically but also culturally. These rich resources bring African art, history, traditions, folklore and much more into the classroom.; Format: bibliography/help

Rama and his court watch Sita undergoing fire ordeal (Thai Ramayana mural): Rama and his court watch Sita during the fire ordeal, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Sita stands calmly in a gated area with flames burning around the lotus blossom platform on which she stands. One of the monkey kings lights the fire with...; Format: image/photograph

Hermit leads Rama to competition for Sita (Thai Ramayana mural): In this detail on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple, a hermit leads Rama and Laksman to Sita's city so that Rama can enter the bow-stringing competition for Sita's hand in marriage. Here, and elsewhere in Thai temple paintings, Rama is depicted with green...; Format: image/photograph

Detail of eagle king Sadayu (Thai Ramayana mural): This portrait of the eagle king Sadayu is colored in white, red, and gold leaf paint on a black background at the Emerald Buddha Temple. The painting style of the bird's neck and body includes the use of nested diamond motifs while the tail is formed with...; Format: image/photograph

Ravana's niece visits Sita to plan her impersonation (Thai Ramayana mural): Ravana's niece visits Sita to plan her impersonation, as seem on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Here Princess Sita sits on the veranda of her small pavillion by the forest edge speaking to Ravana's niece. The niece sits on the tile floor at the base...; Format: image/photograph

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