Year 4 Term 4 Buddhism

Siddahartha Gautmama was born a

• King

• Prince

• Lord

• Duke

Until he was married he did not

• Leave the palace

• Talk to anyone

• Learn how to read

• Learn how to write

After leaving the palace he saw

• Lots of people fighting over money

• The great range of fruits the people outside ate

• An old man, a sick man and a dead man

• An old man struggling to walk

He could not understand how a monk with nothing but a begging bowl could be

• happy

• excited

• miserable

• sad

After seeing the monk, he went and

• gave him food

• stayed in the palace

• looked for help

• meditated

He realised that life is

• easy

• hard

• simple

But you can overcome the difficulties. These are the

• Four noble truths

• Five noble truths

• Six noble truths

• Seven Noble truths

Lumbini is where Buddha (as his followers called him, meaning teacher) was

• died

• born

• got married

• performed a miracle

Kusinara is where Buddha (as his followers called him, meaning teacher)

• died

• born

• got married

• performed a miracle

Why do people make the pilgrimage to visit the eight important sites?

Think carefully about the sites and why they are visited. Include examples of some of these sites if you can.