session 7, may 9 on religions

[Ying Yu]

The topic of religions is so interesting that I didn't teach them in the previous lessons. However, now I plan to use this topic in my teaching. I plan to teach them basic knowledge about a different religion and use some picture books to guide them to have a better understanding of religion. I also plan to combine some activities like Kung-fu and meditation in my teaching activity. The movie “Kung fu Panda” will be fun for my students. Also, doing some meditation activities will be good for their concentration.

 

 

Moreover, I plan to teach my students about Islam and Buddhism in China. I plan to use the videos in this lecture in my lesson plans, for example, how Buddhism became so popular in China and how they emerged Zen(Chan) developed during the Song dynasty. Also, I'm curious about how Muslims formed in China and what they look like today. I plan to use many PowerPoint to introduce that historical knowledge to my young students but not too deep. Like Leshan Giant Buddha and some pictures from Muslims in Xinjiang will be put into my slides, and students will feel interested in those topics.

 

[Ying Yu]

Those lectures are so informative. My family believes in Buddhism and Taoism. But I didn't learn those religious knowledge so systematically. I also like to know more about Muslims in East Asia, not only in China. I don't know if Japan and Korea have Muslims. In my college in China, we have Muslim restaurants. I love that Muslim food, especially Lanzhou noodles.

 

Moreover, thanks for mentioning Zen Koan! I read some stories in magazines about philosophical Buddhism stories when I was young, but I never realized that they had a name called Zen Koan. Koan reminds me of when I was teaching Mandarin in Tzu Chi, a Buddhist organization, where the faculties there always played some Buddhism stories to enlighten young students. 

 

I plan to use what I learned from USC in my future language teaching. Religion is complex, but students need to know about how diverse this world is. They need to know how to show their respect to other religious people.

 

[Ying Yu]

I'd like to know more about Guanyin. Nowadays, Guanyin is typically a female figure. I didn't realize that Guanyin was originally from Indian prince. The figure of Guanyin is in some traditional TV dramas, and she always does good things for people. For example, if a married woman wants to have a baby, she will go to Guanyin Temple and beg for a child. 

 

I still remember a famous Chinese Drama,”The Legend of White Snake” that shows how people went to Guanyin temple and asked for help from Guanyin. https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1rq4y197rp/?spm_id_from=333.788.recommend_more_video.0

This video shows the very traditional Buddhism ritual in China. 

 

Additionally, I didn't realize that Virgin Mary and Guanyin have some similarities. But in China, we have another Godness called Mazu, originally from the Song dynasty. She is a goddess for the ocean.

 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazu 

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