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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Zen Koans: Unsolvable Enigmas Designed to Break Your Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Puqun Li details the bewildering and ambiguous philosophical thought experiments these Buddhists called Zen koans.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Franny and Zooey

For Students 9th - 10th
Published as a short story in 1955, Franny and Zooey represents J. D. Salinger's interest in Zen Buddhism and other spiritual themes.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Poetry of Liberation: Gary Snyder

For Students 9th - 10th
Gary Snyder is the focus of this biography, identifying his contributions to literature through poetry. Click on "Gary Snyder Activities" for related artifacts and activities.