Additional Teacher REsources

Chanting procedure

Chanting the Amitabha name helps concentration, focus, purify the mind and calmness. It helps reduce anxiety, worries, unhappy and distressing thoughts.

Offer of Merit
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The Offer of Merit helps students understand that their positive thoughtfulness can be projected on to others who are around them and who are in need.

Prostration method

Prostration is repeated before an image of a Buddha statue. 
A layperson takes refuge (the act of prostration) in the Triple Gem.​
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The Triple Gem
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The Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha are called the Triple Gem. The Triple Gem is very special to Buddhists.

The Five Moral Precepts

The five moral precepts are guidelines for how to behave: avoid killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying and using intoxicants.

The Four Noble Truths

The four noble truths are teachings from Buddha about the truths of suffering: Dukkha, Samudaya, Nirodha, and Magga. 

The Noble Eightfold Path
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Following the Noble Eightfold path leads to a life free of suffering. It outlines the steps needed to live a virtuous life, encourage concentration, and develop wisdom.

The Four gratitudes
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The four gratitudes are appreciation for our parents, for our teachers, for our country and society, and for the Three Treasures of Buddhism.
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