Meditation Timeline

Mediation Timeline Quiz

Over the text couple of pages, you will need to drag the each of the elements and insert them into the correct place in the timeline.

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Look at the descriptions in each circle and decide what you think is the correct time period, adding them to the bottom line under the correct time period.

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When?

6th century BC

1500 BC

5,000 BC – 3,500 BC

6th – 5th century BC

Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha) wants to acieve enlightment and discovers meditation along the way.

Hindu Meditation

Buddhist Meditation

Early Development

What?

Early development

Wall Art in India is the earliest evidence of meditation practices.

The oldest written evidence is contained in religious texts called The Vedas.

Development of other forms of meditation on China and India.

India

India

India

Where?

China, India

Details?

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When?

6th century BC

1500 BC

5,000 BC – 3,500 BC

6th – 5th century BC

Hindu Meditation

Buddhist Meditation

Early Development

What?

Early development

India

India

India

Where?

China, India

Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha) wants to acieve enlightment and discovers meditation along the way.

Details?

The oldest written evidence is contained in religious texts called The Vedas.

Wall Art in India is the earliest evidence of meditation practices.

Development of other forms of meditation on China and India.

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Drag each of the purple boxes, with countries inside, and add them to the third line in the correct order.

When?

18th century

8th Century BC

11th–12th century AD

10th – 14th century AD

Europe, America

Greece

Japan

Islamic countries

What?

Buddhist Meditation

Islamic Meditation

Christian Meditation

Buddhist Meditation

Where?

Dhikr, an Islamic idea, becomes an important part of Suffism.

Details?

The tradition of repeating Jesus' prayer is born (Hesychasm)

Intellectuals begin studying Buddhism.

Meditation practices spread into Japan.

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When?

18th century

8th Century BC

11th–12th century AD

10th – 14th century AD

What?

Buddhist Meditation

Islamic Meditation

Christian Meditation

Buddhist Meditation

Europe, America

Islamic countries

Where?

Japan

Greece

Dhikr, an Islamic idea, becomes an important part of Suffism.

Details?

The tradition of repeating Jesus' prayer is born (Hesychasm)

Intellectuals begin studying Buddhism.

Meditation practices spread into Japan.

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Drag each of the dates and put them in the right order on the top line.

When?

1955

1950s

1950s

1936

Transcendental Meditation

What?

Buddhist Meditation

Western Research

Western Research

Where?

Burma

America

America

America

A study on meditation is published - one of the earliest studies on the topic.

Trancendental meditation is promoted by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

The first piece of scientific research on meditation using EEGs is published.

Details?

The Vipassana movement starts in Burma.

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When?

1950s

1936

1950s

1955

Transcendental Meditation

What?

Buddhist Meditation

Western Research

Western Research

Where?

Burma

America

America

America

A study on meditation is published - one of the earliest studies on the topic.

Trancendental meditation is promoted by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

The first piece of scientific research on meditation using EEGs is published.

Details?

The Vipassana movement starts in Burma.

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What a mess! can you sort this timeline out so that each of the elements are in the correct place?

When?

1970s

1960s

Transcendental Meditation

Herbert Benson shows the effectiveness of meditation through his research.

What?

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn and used as treatment for patients.

Western Research

Western Research

America

1970s

Where?

America

America

America

1977

Swami Rama becomes one of the first yogis to be studied by Western scientists.

Details?

James Funderburk publishes an early collection of scientific studies on meditation.

Western Research

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When?

2000

1981

1996

1979

Vipassana Meditation

What?

Medical Application

Modern Meditation

Medical Application

America, Australia

Where?

America

America

America

The first major clinical trial of mindfulness with cancer patients is conducted, showing beneficial outcomes.

Jon Kabat-Zinn opens the Center for Mindfulness and uses it to treat chronic conditions.

The first Vipassana meditation centers outside India and Myanmar are established.

Details?

The Chopra Center for Wellbeing is founded by Deepak Chopra and David Simon.