Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha Rockin' Everywhere

Today in class we concluded the last of the CEs for the nine-weeks.  We will have those grades updated as soon as possible, which means your last remaining major grade for the nine-weeks will be your Epics project.

This Buddha's really rockin'

In addition to hopefully clearing up a few things on Buddhism, we briefly discussed the diffusion of the religion.  While the Classical Age ups the ante on exchange from the Ancient time period, interaction was still fairly limited.  Any interactions occurred along trade routes such as the Silk Roads, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean. Buddhism managed to spread along the Silk Roads, spreading from modern day Afghanistan to Japan, much like Christianity will spread along the Mediterranean Sea.  Both religions will be challenged by existing ideas, such as Confucianism in Han China and the traditional beliefs of the Romans, respectively.

The image on the left is of one of the famous Buddhas of Bamiyan from Afghanistan that were unfortunately destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. We'll look at Hindu and Buddhist art in greater detail next week.

Now let's look at some famous Buddhists:

• Richard Gere
• Jennifer Aniston
• Jet Li
• George Lucas (see image below for proof)
• David Bowie :( 

Star Wars is totally a metaphor for Buddhism

Below you'll find a short video on Buddhism from a series on YouTube I like a lot.

As we continue to collect and record grades, please note that there's still time to change your grade - make use of our extra credit Humanities Experience assignment (see yesterday's blog entry for ideas and the website for instructions) and bring your A game with the project next week.

Here's your Throwback Thursday moment (if I'm not at school tomorrow it's because my sister found out I posted this on the Internet): 

My sister and me (I'm the one smiling)

Happy Thursday, folks! Here's your song for the evening:

Do You by Spoon

- Siddiqui