Dhamma School


The Dhamma School (Sunday school) is an organized effort to provide an opportunity for our children in their search for a ‘right-way’ of living. It will guide the children to learn and adopt Buddhist values to their way of life in order to find happiness. To this end, Dhamma School provides a solid foundation to develop wholesome thoughts that will take them on the ‘right-way’. Adults who wish to learn Buddhism are also welcome to participate in these classes.
Sunday School
Age Group: 10 and up
Lesson Plan
The Story of Buddha | Buddhism for practical | Gaatha |
Discuss what’s Buddhistm using Sabba Papassa Akaranam |
Discuss how to avoid evil things, Practice Good things using examples Discuss ways to.. - Avoid all evil - Cultivate the good and the true - Purify your mind |
Sabba Papassa Akaranam |
Four Nobel Truths |
Recognize suffering - Suffering of the physical body - Suffering of the mind |
HOMAGE TO THE BUDDHA Iti'pi so Bhagava Araharn Samma-sambuddho |
The Noble Eightfold Path. The Way to the End of Suffering | Cause of suffering - What are things we crave for? - What is ignorance? |
HOMAGE TO THE DHAMMA Svakkhato Bhagavata |
Age Group: 7 to 10
Lesson Plan
The Story of Buddha | Buddhism for practical | Gaatha |
Overview of the Buddha and the Triple Gem. | Kids will gain good moral conduct and develop patience and kindness towards others. | The Five Precepts (Pansil) |
The birth and childhood of Prince Siddhartha. | Kids will learn how and why they should respect their parents. They can demonstrate this understanding through the daily recital of this gaatha to their mother before going to bed. | Overview of respect for parents. Homage to the Parents: Dasa maasay – I respect my Mother |
rince Siddhartha’s youth and marriage. | Kids will learn how and why they should respect their parents. They can demonstrate this understanding through the daily recital of this gaatha to their father before going to bed. | Homage to the Parents: Uddhi Kaaro – I respect my Father |
Age Group: 5 to 7
Lesson Plan
The Story of Buddha | Buddhism for practical | Gaatha |
The Triple Gem - Buddha - Dharma - Sangha |
What is Good? What is Bad?
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Taking refuge in the Triple Gem |
The Birth of Prince Siddhartha. Read & Discuss: "Story of the Buddha" |
Good conduct (keeping the precepts) is the basis of all good qualities. Buddha’s main Teaching: |
The Five moral Precepts |
The Childhood of the Prince. Discuss good qualities of the prince. | Showing kindness to others -Buddhist Song |
Loving-kindness Meditation |
Leaving The place - The Four Sights - The prince leaves home |
Introduction to Three Doors - Discuss : Three ways of action - Clean Your Mind |
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The Enlightenment - Searching for Teachers - Six Years of Hardship - Attained enlightenment |
Good friends |
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Vesak - Who is a Buddhist - Vesak Celebration |
Giving (dhanaya) | The Eight Precepts or Ata Sil |
Teaching the Dharma to the Five Friends | Introduction to The Four Noble Truths. - Connection between a doctor and the Buddha |
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The Buddha’s Last days - The Buddha Speaks of His Death - Buddhist Temples & Stupa |
Introductions to Middle path - Doing too much Vs. doing nothing |