World Religions: Buddhism

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What is happiness?

​Learning About World Religions: Buddhism

In this lesson, you will learn about the life of Siddhartha Gautama, an Indian prince who was born around 563 B.C.E. He introduced a new way to achieve nirvana, or happiness, through enlightenment, or spiritual insight. Siddhartha became known as the Buddha. Buddha’s teachings developed into the religion of Buddhism. Buddhism is now followed by millions of people around the world.

​Learning About World Religions: Buddhism

Read the Introduction in the Student Text.

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​Why do you think the man in the palace is holding a baby?


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​Learning About World Religions: Buddhism

Read Section One: Prince Siddhartha's Birth

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King Suddhodana

Queen Maya

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​Who is the young man holding a bow?


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Read Section Two: The Prince's Royal Life

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Servants

Siddhartha

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Read Section Three: The Prince Discovers Three Forms of Suffering

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sickness (or old age)

Death

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Read Section Four: The Prince Becomes Ascetic

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cut hair

simple dress

alone in a forrest

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Read Section Five: The Prince Becomes Buddha

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Bodhi tree

Buddha Meditating

Mara's Attack

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Read Section Six: The Buddha's Teachings

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The idea behind the Four Noble Truths is that all things ​ ​

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. Even when one finds ​

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, itdoes ​not last forever.

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pleasure

remain the same

suffering is inevitable

bring eternal happiness

change

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• an ideal state of happiness and peace

• the four basic doctrines, or principles, of

  Buddhism

• the religion founded by Siddhartha

nirvana

Four Noble Truths

Buddhism

• nirvana

• Four Noble Truths

• Buddhism

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• the state of gaining spiritual insight and finding

  universal truth.

• a person who gives up worldly pleasures

• goods or money given to the poor

• a Sanskrit word meaning “awakened”

enlightenment

ascetic

alms

Buddha

• enlightenment

• ascetic

• alms

• Buddha