Buddhism - An answer to Hinduism

​BUDDHISM -
AN ANSWER TO HINDUISM

By Cara Fraser

​How Siddhartha Gautama Became The Buddha

Siddhartha left his palace in search of happiness and truth. He left all his imperial things behind, got dressed in orange robes, shaved his head and carried a bowl. On his way, he asked people where to find happiness. No one had an answer for him. Finally, Siddhartha sat under a Bodhi tree and started meditating. After several years his journey came to an end. People referred to him as “Gautama Buddha” since he had matured into a knowledgeable man. Buddha cherished all birds and animals, and he treated them with compassion.​ He continued preaching for another 45 years. He took his last breath under the Sala trees, in Kusinara.

This is a story of a prince who was born in the kingdom of Kapilvastu to King Suddhodana and Queen Mahamaya. A wise man, Kala Devala, informed the King that his son would witness things that would make him miserable and lead him to flee to the jungle. As a result, the King gave orders that Prince Siddhartha would not cross the palace walls.

One day the day Prince stepped out of the palace and found an old man with a hunched back who was wailing in pain. After that, he came across a dead body on his next walk. His servant told him that we would all become old, sick and die one day. There was no other option. Finally, the Prince saw a man with a shaved head, wearing orange robes and holding a bowl in hand. His servant told him that the man had abandoned everything and gone to the wilderness to seek happiness.

Read the two excerpts from one of Buddhism's sacred texts. Apply a multiple reading approach:
1. Skim for vocabulary and look up definitions
2. Read for summary and annotate each paragraph
3. Write questions (or in this case, answer questions already provided)

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