The four noble truths of Buddhism

The four noble truths teach us...

• how to end suffering in our lives

• about reincarnation- the cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth

• how to be good people

What is the first noble truth?

____________ exists.

• heaven

• suffering

• pleasure

• truth

What is suffering? Tick all that apply.

• Physical pain (eg a broken bone)

• Emotional pain (eg a broken heart)

• Change that we don't want (eg someone moves away)

• From being a person. What is the point of all this?

What is the second noble truth?

Suffering has an ______________.

• answer

• enemy

• origin (a place where it starts)

• truth

What is the third noble truth?

Suffering can ___________.

• never end

• cease (end)

• cause us a lot of problems

• be good for us

What is the fourth noble truth?

There ____ a path out of suffering.

• is

• could be

• probably isn't

• isn't

The eightfold path...

• teaches us how to live so that we can become rich and powerful.

• is our path out of suffering.

• is impossible. Not even Buddha could live this way.

This picture is found...

• in the centre of the Wheel of Samsara

• in the eightfold path

• in the Bible

The three animals are...

• a swan, a snake and a horse

• a duck, a snake and a dog

• a rooster, a pig and a snake

What do the rooster, snake and pig represent? Tick the three that apply

• greed

• anger

• love

• ignorance

• compassion