The Legend of the Buddha: A Spiritual Hero’s Journey

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The Legend of the Buddha illustrates the spiritual Hero’s Journey through the story of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. Using a version of the Buddha legend written specifically for the Hero’s Journey, this one- or two-day lesson guides students through the eight stages of Buddha’s journey, from the unrest that called Siddhartha to the journey through his battle with Mara to his enlightenment and return. Included are a comprehensive lesson plan, extensive background information for teachers, questions for writing and discussion (with sample answers) and two graphic activities that explore Buddha’s journey.

NOTE: The Legend of the Buddha: A Spiritual Hero’s Journey is a supplement to our The Hero’s Journey: Teaching the Basics. It is included in our comprehensive guide, The Hero’s Journey: The Path of Transformation.

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The story of the Buddha is one of the great spiritual Hero’s Journeys in literature. The Legend of the Buddha: A Spiritual Hero’s Journey presents a one- or two-day lesson that includes reading (a version of the Buddha legend written specifically to highlight the journey), discussion and writing activities, and a chart exploring Buddha’s journey. The guide features detailed background material on Buddha and Buddhism, as well as an article on the Buddhist concepts of non-attachment and impermanence and their importance in the journey process. While this activity was designed to supplement The Hero’s Journey: Teaching the Basics, it can be used independently if students have studied the Hero’s Journey.

NOTE: The Legend of the Buddha: A Spiritual Hero’s Journey is a supplement to our The Hero’s Journey: Teaching the Basics. It is included in our comprehensive guide, The Hero’s Journey: The Path of Transformation.

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CONTENTS

1. Lesson Plan: The Legend of the Buddha
The Lesson Plan includes a brief introduction to the unit, key concepts, objectives, a suggested approach, possible enrichment activities and key points for assessment.

2. Seeing Our Journeys with Clarity: The Buddhist Philosophy of Non-attachment
The “Legend of the Buddha” is more than just an example of the heroic journey pattern. Buddhist philosophy offers us some valuable insights into the journey process itself. One of those insights comes from the teachings of impermanence and non-attachment.

3. Teacher Resources (background information)
This section provides extensive background notes that you can use for enrichment or discussion. Included are discussions myths as metaphors (conveying truth, if not fact), the archetype of the Cosmic Tree, a brief look at the Four Noble Truths (Buddha’s guide for the journey to spiritual liberation) and other notes on the history and background of Buddhism.

4. The Buddha’s Journey
A chart Illustrating graphically the eight stages of Buddha’s journey.

5. The Legend of Buddha: A Spiritual Hero’s Journey (student text)
There are many versions of the Buddha legend, most of the long and involved. Our version is greatly simplified to focus primarily on the events in the legend that will help students understand the hero’s journey pattern and to give teachers a story they can read and discuss in one class period. The story is accompanied by relevant quotes that you can use for discussion or writing topics.

6. Review Questions for Discussion or Writing
These six questions (with sample responses) focus on helping students explore and develop their understanding of the Hero’s Journey. Questions can be done in class or as homework, or they can be used as topics for essays.

7. Appendix: Charts and Graphic Activities
The Appendix offers a number of Hero’s Journey charts, including Joseph Campbell’s 17-stage model, which you might find useful in your study of Buddha’s journey. It also includes “Logging the Journey” and “Charting Change,” two activities that will help students explore and understand not just the journey, but the process of transformation that underlies the journey.

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