Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources: "Silk Road Painting of Buddhist Monks." Image. Library of Congress. World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. -This is an image which depicts Buddhist monks, showing that Buddhas teaching have gained a following. "Siddhartha Gautama." Image. Charles & Josette Lenars/Corbis. World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. -A picture of Buddha himself, so that the audience has a face to relate to the name. "Siddhartha Gautama after becoming Buddha." Image. Dharmapala Thangka Centre. World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. -An image of Buddha made by his followers, showing that he was well received and respected. Sangharakshita. "Dhammapada - The Way of Truth."Sangharakshita, n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. -A translated text of Buddhas original scriptures used to better understand what he stood for. "Buddhist statues in Thailand." Image. PhotoDisc/Getty Images. World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 17 Feb. 2013. -This is a picture of Buddhist status found in Thailand, showing how important Buddha is to those who hadnt even met him. "Full Text of "The Noble Eightfold Path"" Full Text of "The Noble Eightfold Path" N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2013. -This gave us a better idea of Buddha's actually teachings and what he believed in having to do with the Eightfold Path. "Full Text of "The Four Noble Truths"" Full Text of "The Four Noble Truths" N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. -This further bettered our understanding of his teachings specifically with the Four Noble Truths. "Gautama Buddha Quotes." Gautama Buddha Quotes (Author of The Dhammapada). N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2013. -We used this website to get the quote for the first page of our website.

"Siddhartha Gautama Statue." Bhavanajagat. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2013. -This image is the photograph used for the banner. "Buddha Equal Quotes." Buddha Equal Quotes. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2013. -We used this website to get a quote for my website. "Sri Lanka flag." Flag. World Geography: Understanding a Changing World. ABCCLIO, 2013. Web. 23 Feb. 2013. -We used this image to show the subtle impacts that Buddha had on other nations. "Bulguksa Temple." Image. Courtesy of the Korea Tourism Organization. World Geography: Understanding a Changing World. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 23 Feb. 2013. -We used this to show temples where people would go to practice Buddhism. "Diamond Sutra." Image. Werner Forman/Art Resource. World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 22 Feb. 2013. - We used this website to show the actual book that some teachings of the Buddha were recorded in. "Ajanta painting of bodhisattva." Image. Instructional Resources Corporation. World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 23 Feb. 2013. -This is a painting of Buddha, depicted as a teacher. "Buddha in Ayutthaya." Image. Corel. World Geography: Understanding a Changing World. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 23 Feb. 2013. -This is an image of Buddhas head found in Thailand. "Lotus bud chedi of Wat Mahathat." Image. Robert Findlay. World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 23 Feb. 2013. -This is an image of a Buddhist temple in Thailand, which uses a type of architecture made famous by Buddhists. Guide to the Essentials of World History. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003. Print. -This book included an image which depicted the caste system in the form of a pyramid. "Grand Buddha." Image. Corel. World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 23 Feb. 2013. -This is an image of the Grand Buddha, the worlds largest Buddha statue. "Seated Buddha at Anuradhapura." Image. Corel. World Geography: Understanding a Changing World. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 24 Feb. 2013. -This is an image of Buddha sitting, found in the capital of Sri Lanka.

"Detail of relief panel at Borobudur Temple." Image. Shariff Che Lah. World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 24 Feb. 2013. -This is an image of the carvings on the Borobudur Temple, which held more than 160 carvings depicting Buddhas life. "Buddha statue in Ladakh, India." Image. Corel. World Geography: Understanding a Changing World. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 24 Feb. 2013. -This is an image of a Buddha statue found in Ladakh, India. "Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama." Image. Office of Tibet. World Geography: Understanding a Changing World. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 23 Feb. 2013. -A picture of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. "Buddhism and Hinduism, ca. 500 B.C.-A.D. 500." Map. ABC-CLIO. World Geography: Understanding a Changing World. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 24 Feb. 2013. -A picture depicting the growth of Buddhism overtime. "Mauryan Art and Architecture (Visual)." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 20 Feb. 2013. -A visual which depicts how Buddhism influenced the construction of buildings. "Grand Buddha." Video. Footage of the World/Getty Images. World Geography: Understanding a Changing World. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 20 Feb. 2013. -Video footage of the Grand Buddha. "Speech by the Dalai Lama." Audio. Pacifica Radio Archives/AP/Wide World Photos. World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 23 Feb. 2013. -This is a speech given by the Dalai Lama on his thoughts on China. "Dalai Lama." Image. Philippe Lamoise. World Geography: Understanding a Changing World. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 3 Mar. 2013. -This is an image of Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama. "Drepung Gomang Monastery." Drepung Gomang. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Mar. 2013. -This is an image of a buddhist monastery, showcasing few the many followers Buddha has. "Spiritual Icons: Birth of a New Science | ScienceAndReligion.com."ScienceAndReligioncom. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Mar. 2013. -This is an image of Buddha showing him waving.

Secondary Sources: Smith, Huston. The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions. [San Francisco]: HarperSanFrancisco, 1994. Print. -This book was used for understanding why Buddha began to teach, specifically the Four Passing Sights. The Buddhist Tradition. Niles, IL: Argus Communications, 1978. Print. -This book was used to further understand the Four Passing Sights, including excerpts from Buddhist Scripture. "Buddhism (Visual)." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. -Another image of Buddha, including an excerpt of one of his scriptures. Watts, Tim. "Siddhartha Gautama." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 12 Feb. 2013. -This is an overview of Buddha, which helped us get an idea of what he was about. "Buddhism." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 16 Feb. 2013. -This article gave us insight on Buddhisms impact on the world within a short amount of time. "Buddhism (Overview)." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABCCLIO, 2013. Web. 6 Feb. 2013. -This is a complete overview of Buddhism as a whole, which led us to choose this topic and intrigued us to learn more. "Ancient Civilizations: Religion: Hinduism & Buddhism in India." ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation, n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2013. -This helped a lot to understand the power struggle between Hinduism and Buddhism and how the people of India reacted to this new religion. "The Basic Teaching of Buddha." The Basic Teaching of Buddha. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2013. -This website gave a great summary of what Buddha taught and gave us a summary of his background as well. "Brahmana (Hindu Literature)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2013. -This website helped us understand the Hindu literature, Brahmana. We needed to know about this to learn more about how women were treated in India before Buddhism existed.

"Buddhist Studies: Buddhism & Women: Position of Women." Buddhist Studies: Buddhism & Women: Position of Women. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2013. -We used this website to learn more about how women were treated before Buddhism. "History of the Caste System in India." History of the Caste System in India. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2013. -We used this website to further understand how the caste system played an important role in how Buddhism influenced a turning point in history. "Catholic Church Stole Spanish Babies, Resold Them." Hindu Wisdom. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. -We used this website to help examine the difference in women's rules in Hinduism and Buddhism. "Siddhartha Gautama." Siddhartha Gautama. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2013. -We used this website as a simple biography of Siddhartha Gautama. "Basics of Buddhism." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2013. -This site gave us a great general understanding of the beliefs of Buddhism and what it promotes. "The Sudra Caste." Sudras In Caste System. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2013. -This website was used to help further understand the Sudras caste in the Caste System. "Hinduism: Caste System, Reincarnation, and Karma." Hinduism: Caste System, Reincarnation, and Karma. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2013. -This website helped show and explain to us the different levels of the Caste System. "Buddhist Studies: Bodhi Tree." Buddhist Studies: Bodhi Tree. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. -This website helped give us a brief summary of the Bodhi Tree. "The Indian Caste System.": Caste Systems Of Ancient India and America. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Mar. 2013. -This image was used to depict the Indian Caste System. "Holy Sites of Buddhism: The First Teachings." Holy Sites of Buddhism: Sarnath - The First Teachings. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Mar. 2013. -This is an image of Buddha teaching his fellow monks used to further support our education claim

Lyon, Peter. "Caste." World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 6 Mar. 2013. -This website was used to help us further understand the caste system. "Man of the dalit caste repairs shoes." Image. AP Photo/John Moore. World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 5 Mar. 2013. -This is an image of a man who repairs shoes who was deemed an untouchable "Caste System." World Geography: Understanding a Changing World. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 17 Mar. 2013. -This is an article which explains the caste systems role in Hinduism.