Life of the Buddha

What are three recommended stupas to visit on a Buddhist pilgrimage?

• His place of birth, his enlightenment, and his death

• His wife's house, his son's birthplace, and his mother's garden

• The palace where he grew up, the city he visited, and the first Buddhist monastery established

• His favorite shop to visit in the marketplace, a place mentioned in his teachings, and where he got married

What did Siddhartha Gautama see when he entered the city? (four sights)

• aged man, sick man, corpse, and ascetic
• a merchant, a farmer, and a baker

• a Hindu priest, a monk, and a non-religious man

• a market, a village, and a farm

What did Buddha practice as an ascetic?

• Overeating, lavish parties, and spending money

• Farming and hunting to support his ascetic community, visit the marketplace twice a week, help the poor in the town

• Self-deprivation: fasting, physical pain, and holding breath

• Reading for days in the royal library, studying mathematics with the finest mathematician, becoming an apprentice in an apothecary shop

Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the life of Siddhartha Gautama?

• 1. He was a monk who rejected the teachings of other monks and created his own brand of Hinduism

• He was born into wealth and driven by the realization of human suffering to seek enlightenment and inner peace

• 1. He was the son of a king who left a life of splendor to dedicate himself to helping the poor

• 1. He was a Hindu priest who rejected the teachings of Hinduism and Christianity before founding Buddhism

What/Who is the Buddha?

• A religious building Buddhists attend

• A religious follower called Siddhartha Gautama

• 
  a title given to someone who has achieved enlightenment, used usually to refer to Siddhartha Gautama

• A religious book called the Buddha

Siddhartha’s young life was free from suffering because _____________

• all children were protected from the harshness of the world during that time.

• his father kept him within the palace walls and hid unpleasant things from him.

• he was destined to become the Buddha.

• he was born in a utopian community.

What was Siddhartha's life like before sneaking out of the palace?

• 1. He was a well-informed prince

• 1. He was a prince, but didn't know what was going on outside his walls

• 1. He was a servant

• 1. He was a soldier

The Buddha attained enlightenment here

(a)  

The Buddha delivered his first sermon discourse here

(a)  

How many years did the Buddha spend in meditation and ascetic practices before achieving enlightenment?

(a)