ghy101 unit 3b geography of buddhism
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The geography of religion© Mark M. MillerWorld Regional GeographyDept. of Geography & GeologyThe University of Southern Mississippi
• Zoroastrianism, Iran• Jainism, India• Confucianism (religion?), China• Mayan, Inuit, Navajo, Choctaw, et al. religions / creation stories, throughout the
Americas• Animist religions, Subsaharan African• Santeria, Cuba / Voodoo, Haiti & U.S. South• Rastafarianism, Jamaica• And so on….
123 Free Vectors. Retrieved February 25, 2015: http://www.123freevectors.com/religion-symbols-vector/
Shinto beliefs & rituals
Tofugu. Shinto: Japan’s Oldest Religion. Retrieved February 20, 2015:
Geography of Buddhism
Hathaway, Bill. 2014. The Buddha statue on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Epoch Times. February 13: http://m.theepochtimes.com/n3/507079-selfless-love-turns-off-brains-need-for-rewards/
Ca. 500 B.C. Google Earth image.
WXXI. The Buddha. Retrieved October 13, 2014: http://interactive.wxxi.org/highlights/2010/03/buddha
Landau, Elizabeth. 2013. Oldest Buddhist shrine holds clues to Buddha's birth: November 26: http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/25/world/asia/buddha-birthplace-buddhist-shrine/
Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Retrieved October 13, 2014: http://go.hrw.com/ndNSAPI.nd/gohrw_rls1/pKeywordResults?ST9%20Buddhism
Snow Brains. Brain Post: The 175-ft Tall Ancient Buddhas of Afghanistan. April 26, 2013: http://snowbrains.com/brain-post-the-175-ft-ancient-buddhas-of-afghanistan/
News Outside My Window. Retrieved October 14, 2014: http://newsoutsidemywindow.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/r243392_990383-1.jpg
Giant Buddha at Wat Muang, ThailandPosted on November 23, 2013 by Richard Barrow: http://www.thailandfromabove.com/wat-muang/
Great Thoughts Treasury. Taisen Deshimaru. Retrieved October 13, 2014: http://www.greatthoughtstreasury.com/author/taisen-deshimaru
UNESCO. Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa. Retrieved October 13, 2014: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/707
Words on Images. Dalai Lama. Retrieved October 13, 2014: http://www.wordsonimages.com/photo?id=66005-Dalai+lama+quotes+on+love
Plum Village. About Thich Nhat Hanh. Retrieved February 25, 2015: http://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/
A Mindfulness Retreat with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh: http://ocean.otr.usm.edu
/~w301497/travels/magnolia_grove_2011/magnolia_grove_2011a.html
Pluralism Project at Harvard University. Retrieved February 17, 2015: http://www.pluralism.org/profiles/view/72488
If you are interested in further information:
• Armstrong, Karen. 2004. Buddha. Penguin Books.
• Thích Nhất Hạnh. 1992. Peace is Every Step, with a forward by H. H. the Dalai Lama. Bantam.
• ___.1999. The Miracle of Mindfulness. Beacon Press.• ___. 2007. Living Buddha, Living Christ, 10th Anniversary Edition. Riverhead
Trade.
• Dalai Lama. 2009. The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition. Riverhead.
• Magnolia Grove. Retrieved January 24, 2014: http://magnoliagrovemonastery.org
• Zen in Mississippi. Retrieved January 24, 2014: http://www.zeninmississippi.org