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- Monkey Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal
- The stupa at Swayanabath located on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal is also known as the Monkey Temple. Brightly colored flags are suspended from the golden top of the stupa to the ground. Here Buddhists and Hindus worship side-by-side in harmony. Mount...
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- Entrance gate to Marpha village, Nepal
- A stupa which serves as a gate to the village of Marpha, Nepal. A stupa is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, once thought to be places of Buddhist worship. Marpha is a Tibetan village in Nepal famous for its apples and the brandy...
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- Golden stupa spires and tiered roofs at Emerald Buddha Temple in Bangkok
- Golden stupa spires and tiered roofs top Bangkok's Emerald Buddha Temple compound, or wat, the public Buddhist worship places where monks live in Thailand and other Theravada Buddhist areas of Southeast Asia. The smooth bell-shaped tower,...
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- Chorten by a mountain side in western mountain, Nepal
- A chorten, or stupa, at Kaagbeni, Nepal. A chorten is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, once thought to be places of Buddhist worship. Chortens are built along trails across much of trans-Himalayan region (the Tibetan side of the...
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- Kathmandu religious ceremony
- While exploring Kathmandu, Nepal, I encountered a religious ceremony being held in one of its many city squares. Lots of families were gathered in the open square, laying out offerings of rice and fruits. This was not the kind of ceremony where everyone was...
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- Unraveling a cultural mystery: Nepal
- In this lesson, students explore two religious festivals in Nepal through audio recordings and photographs. Students begin with a vague knowledge about the festivals and develop a more thorough understanding as more information is revealed through the course of the lesson. The author recommends incorporating these activities into a larger lesson plan of your design.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
- By Kristin Post.
Resources on the web
- Ancient India
- An interactive website that examines Ancient India in six categories: The Buddha, Geography, Early Hinduism, Indus Valley, Time, and Writing. (Learn more)
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- Provided by: The British Museum
