Buddhist Zen Gardens

Whole lesson for teaching KS2 or KS3 Buddhist Zen Gardens.

How does a zen garden express Buddhist beliefs?

This lesson looks at:

• What is Zen Buddhism?
• What are the Four Noble Truths?
• What is a Zen Garden
• What is in a Zen Garden - this looks at all the different parts of a Zen Garden, with pictures and descriptions explaining each part (such as sand, stones, water, bridges, trees and plants etc).

Students will then design their own Zen Garden.

Objectives for the lesson:
Grade 8-9: Explain the importance of Zen gardens to Buddhists.
Grade 5-7: Consider why Buddhists use Zen gardens.
Grade 3-4: Identify and describe a Buddhist Zen garden.

ALL: Design your own Zen garden and explain the different features in your Zen garden.

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