Follow the instructions below to create your own interpretation of the Buddha.
Nobody knows exactly what the first Buddha Siddhartha Gautama looks like because for the first 300 years that Buddhism existed it was taboo (bad luck or considered morally wrong) to draw the Buddha. Eventually this went away and Buddhism developed the tradition of "The 32 Signs (Marks) of a Great Man". These 32 details were main details that any drawing of the Buddha or later Buddhas ought to look like.
You will be put into a group and given a stack of 32 cards. Each card will have a description of the Buddha. Once you get your cards decide if you want to work in a group to draw one big picture or each draw your own small picture (or use AI art like our last project!).
One at a time read each card. Try your best to talk with your teammates to decide what you think each card actually means. Some of these are confusing! Don't ask the teacher for help. Don't Google pictures of the Buddha. Just use your imagination and your friend's ideas.
Start drawing out your Buddha (or typing paraphrases of the descriptions into the AI art generator)!
After drawing out a part of the Buddha, draw a arrow pointing to the body part and write in the arrow the number of the card you interpreted from. (If your doing AI art do your best to find in the art parts of the art that you think corresponds to what you typed. Type in little writing bubble arrows the numbers pointing to the spots.)
After all 32 signs have been interpreted and drawn, check to make sure you have all 32 numbers in arrows pointing at the parts. It's OK for one arrow to have more then one number in it. (If you are doing AI art, just do your best. I'm not expecting all 32 numbers, but I am expecting a number-arrow per body part.)
Sign your name(s) on the back of the drawing. Turn in the drawing to Mr. Bergh! (If you did AI art, upload your finished work to the Google Classroom assignment page using the "+ Add or create" feature. Then hit the "Turn In" button.)
