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Lesson: Relationship Between Zen and Haiku Aesthetics

Lesson Plan (PDF file)

Images for Lesson (PDF file)

To examine how the aesthetics of Zen Buddhism affect the subject and literary form of
the haiku.

Subject Categories: Buddhism Literature and Folktales

Locale: Japan

Grade Levels: Grades 9-12

Associated Images:
1962.163 Priest Sewing under Morning Sun
1970.67 Portrait of the Zen Master Hotto Kokushi
1976.59 Haboku (Flung Ink) Landscape
1988.16 Ants Hauling a Pumpkin

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