Why Buddhism Should be Imparted to Children

We stress the importance of imparting Buddhism to children, for the following reasons :

(1) Buddhism is a religion of wisdom, where know-ledge and   intelligence predominate, so that a Buddhist, even if he or she be a child, should  have a sound knowledge of  Buddhism.

(2) Buddhism teaches that the root-cause of suffering is ignorance or failure to perceive the Truth. A Buddhist child, in order to live up to the spirit of Buddhism should know the doctrine taught by Lord Buddha and ways and means to put it into practice. To know it he must study and experience it in his own life.

(3) Buddhism being a religion of wisdom, often is misunderstood as a religion of superstition because many of its followers are ignorant of the Buddhist doctrine. To avoid this deplorable ignorance of the Dharma, Buddhism should be imparted to the children from their infancy. 

Source: Buddhist Sunday School Lessoms by the Venerable Sumangala