1. Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama

2. Aim and Do Now Aim: Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
Do Now: Do you sometimes need a quiet place to sit and think? When do these moments happen? What comes to mind?

3. Questions
G1. Who was Siddhartha Gautama? Report how he became the Buddha.
G3. Hypothesize why Siddhartha might want to starve himself?
G2. Infer why Siddhartha might want to leave his lavish life?
G4. Analyze and prove how Siddhartha’s life events may have caused him to reach “nirvana”?

4. Important Notes Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
The Buddha, or "enlightened one," was born Siddhartha (which means "he who achieves his aim") Gautama, a prince in India in the 6th century B.C.
As a boy Siddhartha lived in a palace built by his father. He was completely sheltered from the world.

5. Important Notes 2
At 29, Siddhartha left his kingdom and went into the world to meditate and find enlightenment, free from his princely possessions.
For the next six years, Siddhartha lived studying and meditating using the words of various religious teachers as his guide
One day, Siddhartha sat under a Bodhi tree and vowed not to get up until he found enlightenment. And after weeks of meditation, Siddhartha awoke as the Buddha.

6. Socratic Seminar
Who was Siddhartha Gautama and how did he become a Buddha?
Do you believe that Siddhartha was content with the teachings of Hinduism?

7. The Four Noble Truths
1. Suffering and unhappiness are a part of human life. No one can escape sorrow.
2. Suffering comes from our desires for pleasure and material goods. People cause their own misery because they want things they cannot have.

8. The Four Noble Truths
3. People can overcome their desires and ignorance and reach nirvana, a state of perfect peace. Reaching nirvana would free a person's soul from suffering and from the need for further reincarnation.
4. People can overcome ignorance and desire by following an eightfold path that leads to wisdom, enlightenment, and salvation.

9. Aim & Do Now Aim: What is the Eightfold path?
Do Now: Quickly summarize the Four Noble Truths in your binders. What’s the point of each one?