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DETAILED LESSON Teacher Learning Area

PLAN Teaching
Date and Quarter
Time
I. OBJECTIVES
The learner demonstrates understanding of the elements of Mahayana Buddhism: a. Founder:
Siddhartha Gautama (563-483 B.C.) b. Sacred texts: Sutras c. Doctrines: Four Noble Truths, Eight-fold
Path, The Six Perfections to become a Bodhisattva (generosity, morality, patience, perseverance,
A.Content Standards
meditation, and insight) d. God: nontheistic e. Issues: Tibet invasion, Engaged activism f. Universality and
growth of sects: Development of Buddhism to Zen (Chan) Buddhism as the fruit of its encounter with
Taoism.

B.Performance Standards The learner draws the insight from the acts of generosity of Tzu Chi Foundation that reflect the core
teaching of Mahayana.
C. Most Essential Learning Analyze the brief history, core teachings, fundamental beliefs, practices, and related issues of Mahayana
Competency Buddhism.
1. Analyze the brief history, core teachings, fundamental beliefs, practices, and related issues of Mahayana
Buddhism.
D.Objectives
a. State the three levels of perfection of Mahayana Buddhism.
b. Give examples of acts of generosity of Mahayana Buddhists.
II. CONTENT
Mahayana Buddhism
A. Topic
B. Key Concepts a. Founder: Siddhartha Gautama (563-483 B.C.)
b. Sacred texts: Sutras
c. Doctrines: Four Noble Truths, Eight-fold Path, The Six Perfections to become a Bodhisattva (generosity,
morality, patience, perseverance, meditation, and insight)
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d. God: nontheistic
e. Issues: Tibet invasion, Engaged activism
f. Universality and growth of sects: Development of Buddhism to Zen (Chan) Buddhism as the fruit of its
encounter with Taoism.
C. Pre-requisite Skills Pretest
Let’s determine what you already learned by answering these questions. Write your answer in your
test notebook.
I. Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Why do people need suffer based on Buddha’s teaching? 

a. People suffer because they want to. 
b. People suffer because they are mean. 
c. People suffer because they don't go to school. 
d. People suffer because they desire too many worldly things and self-satisfaction. 
2. Bodhisattva is a/an ___________________.
A. God
B. Thai monk
C. enlightened being who has entered final nirvana
D. enlightened being dedicated to reincarnating to help others
3. In order to gain more supporters, Mahayana Buddhists tend to _______________.
A. adhere strictly to the original teachings of Buddha and the Tipitaka.
B. embrace popular features of Buddhism and lead missionary efforts.
C. look to India's first centralized empire for guidance.
D. support the four major divisions (castes) of Indian Society.
4. The religious ideal as set forth in the Lotus Sutra is the _________.
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A. Arhat B. Bodhisattva C. Householder D. Prajna
5. Today the majority of Buddhists are ______.
A. Mahayanists B. Tantrics C. Theravadins d. Vajrayanists

II. Direction: Identify the word being describe in each item. Find the answers inside the box.

Lotus Sutra Mahayana Prajna

Bodhisattva Perfection of Wisdom

6. "The Great Vehicle"; one of the great divisions of Buddhism.

7. Anyone who has taken a vow to become a Buddha, who will attain that goal, and who
compassionately engages in assisting others; i.e. Buddha Gautama before his enlightenment.
8. Prajnaparamita" understanding of reality required to achieve Buddhahood. This also describes a
genre of Mahayana sutras devoted to the exposition of emptiness and the bodhisattva path.
9. "Wisdom" is an understanding of the true nature of reality; one of the paramitas.
10. One of the most popular and prominent Mahayana Buddhist texts.

III. LEARNING RESOURCES

A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide Pages N/A
2. Learner’s Materials 150--164
Pages
3. Textbook Pages N/A
4. Additional Materials N/A
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from Learning
Resource (LR) Portal
B. Other Learning Resources
1. https://www.scribd.com/upload-document?archive_doc=429926636&escape=false&metadata=%7B%22context
%22%3A%22archive_view_restricted%22%2C%22page%22%3A%22read%22%2C%22action%22%3A
1. Websites %22download%22%2C%22logged_in%22%3Atrue%2C%22platform%22%3A%22web%22%7D
2. https://ourhappyschool.com/religion/acts-generosity-tzu-chi-foundation
3. https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/a-great-insight-into-the-charity-of-tzu-chi
4. Books/Journals gofile:///C:/Users/KYCIE/Downloads/mahayanabuddhism-181023005248%20(1).pdf

C. Materials
Self-Instructional Learning Module

IV. PROCEDURES
In previous lesson, you have learned what Theravada Buddhism is about, and how its followers’ belief of
salvation is attained without the assistance of any supreme or supernatural being. We have also cited the
Review life story of Siddhartha Gautama and its influence on the teachings of Buddhism. In this lesson, we will
discuss another version of Buddhism called Mahayana Buddhism which sprang out from monastic rule
and doctrinal differences within the original form of Buddhism.

Are you excited? Try this in your activity notebook.

Activity 1 Activity 1. State the three levels of perfection of Mahayana Buddhism by completing the puzzle using the
clue below.
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Hint:
1. the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct
disobedience.
2. behavior showing high moral standards
3. the manner in which a person behaves, especially on a particular occasion or in a particular context.
Activity 2. Direction: Answer the following questions in your activity notebook.

Discussion of Activity 1 1. Why is Mahayana Buddhism appealing to a vast majority of followers?

2. How do you think Mahayana Buddhism’s concept of bodhisattva contributed to it being one of the most
successful missionary religions in the world?
Enrichment Activities Let us determine if you can now give examples of acts of generosity of Mahayana Buddhism. Use the words
inside the box. Do this in your activity notebook.
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Activity 3. Complete the following statement to give examples of acts of generosity.

acceptance acceptance
gratitude gratitude
appreciation appreciation
listen listen

compassion compassion

1. Showing ________to people begins with having a positive attitude toward others and recognizing them for
their value, for who they are, and what they contribute to the world.
2. To ________ genuinely with the intention to understand and know another person is how we establish
true mutual respect.
3. The act of ________ begins with simply saying “thank you.”
4. The generosity of ________ is intimately tied to the giving of empathy and sympathy.
5. ________ acknowledges our differences as a natural outgrowth of our likenesses and what we all have in
common.

Generalization Activity 4. Direction: Explain the statement below. Write your answers in your activity notebook.

“To seek complete enlightenment for the benefit of all

living beings through insight and compassion.”
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Rubrics:

Score Description
10 Answers are on point. All are grammatically correct and neat.
7 There are 1-2 misleading answers. 1-2 are grammatically incorrect and
erasures.
4 There are 3 or more misleading answers. 3 or more grammatically
incorrect and erasures.

Application Let’s find out if you know how to apply the insight from the acts of generosity of Tzu Chi Foundation
that reflect the core teaching of Mahayana Buddhism. Do this in your activity notebook.

Activity 5. Select one out of four endeavors inside the box below. Draw in your activity notebook. How do
you want to advocate it as a youth of the nation?

Charity Medicine Education Humanity

RUBRIC
Score Description

10 Follows instructions correctly. Clear and neat.

7 Follows some of the instructions correctly. Some are unclear and has
erasures.

4 Did not follow instructions. All are unclear and has erasures.
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Assessment I. Enumeration
A. State the three levels of perfection of Mahayana Buddhism.
1. _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________
B. Give at least two examples of acts of generosity of Mahayana Buddhists.
4. _____________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________

II. Essay (5 points)

For items 6-10, explain how insight and compassion can benefit to all living beings.
Rubrics:
Score Description

10 Answers are on point. All are grammatically correct and neat.

7 There are 1-2 misleading answers. 1-2 are grammatically incorrect

and erasures.

4 There are 3 or more misleading answers. 3 or more grammatically

incorrect and erasures.

III. Draw one of the acts of generosity of Tzu Chi Foundation that reflect the core teaching of Mahayana
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Buddhism.

Rubrics:
Score Description

10 Follows instructions correctly. Clear and neat.

7 Follows some of the instructions correctly. Some are unclear and

has erasures.

4 Did not follow instructions. All are unclear and has erasures.

Make a comparison of Mahayana Buddhism from Theravada Buddhism by completing the table below.
Mahayana Theravada
View of Buddha
Additional Activities Concept of Bodhisattva
Sacred Scriptures
Worship & Observances
Subdivisions/Sects

V. REMARKS

VI. REFLECTION
A. Number of learners who
earned 80% in the evaluation.
B. Number of learners who
require additional activities
for remediation who scored
below 80%.
C. Did the remedial
lessons work? Number of
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learners who have caught
up with the lesson.
D. Number of learners who
continue to require
remediation
E. Which of my teaching
strategies worked well? Why
did these work?
F. What difficulties did I
encounter which my
principal or supervisor can
help me solve?
G. What innovation or
localized materials did I
use/discover which I wish to
share with other teachers?