Lesson plan designed 'to provide an opportunity for students to learn about famous Koreans through readings and/or dramatizations.' Brief overviews of the lives of six nodiv figures in Korea's history, including the Silla Queen, Sondok. Famous Koreans: Six Portraits: Queen Sondok.Queen Sondok, Silla Dynasty Ī brief overview of Queen Sondok's life and times.Ten Essential Women for a World History Class: Sondok, Silla Queen Īrticle about Queen Sondok, who 'fought off rival kingdoms and the Chinese to continue the consolidation of Korea, built major temples, the oldest existing observatory in Asia, and bolstered Buddhist links between China and Japan.'.A more general goal is to achieve visual literacy, which means being able to analyze and articulate how art conveys meaning to and solicits reactions from its audience.ĪFE's compilation of recommended resources about Buddhism on OMuRAA, Online Museum Resources on Asian Art. The most immediate goal of this unit is to familiarize students with a few examples from the vast array of East Asian Buddhist art. Buddhist Art in East Asia: Three Introductory Lessons Towards Visual Literacy.

The story of the ox and oxherd is an old Taoist story, updated and modified by a twelfth-century Chinese Buddhist master to explain the path to enlightenment. The ten ox-herding pictures and commentaries presented here depict the stages of practice leading to the enlightenment at which Zen (Chan) Buddhism aims. These materials are designed to serve as background materials on what Buddhism is, how it developed and spread, and how Buddhist traditions differ. Foundations and Transformations of Buddhism: An Overview.How does Buddhism vary from place to place, sect to sect? Learn about how the spread of ideas combine of new beliefs with existing thoughts and practices.' 'A short essay that explores how Buddhism grew out of Hinduism and spread from India to the rest of Asia. Korean Buddhist Sculpture (5th-9th Century) Īn excellent overview, with images of five sculptures, of which two are found in the museum's collection.Golden Treasures: The Royal Tombs of Silla Ī short introduction, with images of six artifacts, of which four are found in the museum's collection.until the 7th century, Korea was divided into three states.' A brief one-paragraph overview of the Koguryô, Paekche and Silla kingdoms of Korea, along with images of three objects representative of the period. 'With the destruction of the Han Chinese military commandery Lelang in 313 A.D., and the division of the peninsula among the three kingdoms of Koguryô (in the north), Paekche (in the southwest), and Silla (in the southeast), along with the small confederation of city-states known as the Kaya Federation (in the region between Paekche and Silla), a critical new era in Korean history dawns.' With a period overview, list of key events, and six related artworks.

Three kingdoms period