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Yr9 Ethics GTC Feb 2015

2. Buddhism was developed in India by a man called Siddartha Gotama.
His father was the ruler of a small kingdom in the area of Nepal and Siddartha was born in Lumbini in about 563 BC.
His parents lived in a splendid palace.

3. What did Buddha teach people about?
He did not teach people about God. There is no God in Buddhism.
He did not teach anything about how the world was created
He did not teach about life after death. As there is no life after death
What he did teach about was how to stop suffering.

4. Siddartha was brought up as a Hindu
More than 50% of Buddhism Teachings are part of Hinduism, the most popular religion in India.

5. The Life of Buddha – Special Signs
Before and after his birth there were signs that the child would be important.
One is that his Mother Queen Maya had a dream a special dream which meant the Buddha was going to be important

6. Life of Buddha: Birth. The king was concerned about this prophesy.
Therefore Siddhartha’s father decided that he
should be raised in luxury and
sheltered from the realities of life,
such as illness, old age, and
Mortality (death).

7. The life of Buddha: the child.
Siddhartha had a special way with animals. One day his
cousin shot a swan whilst hunting. Siddhartha calmed and
treated the swan. His cousin was angry but the wise Men
decided the Swan
was Siddhartha’s
as he had saved it.

8. Life of Buddha: Marriage and family
Siddhartha eventually married his cousin
Princess Yashodhara and had a son.
However, one day…despite his father’s
orders, he decided to leave the palace
grounds and go into the nearby city with
Chanda, his chariot driver.

9. Palace Life

10. Life of Buddha: Nirvana.
For seven years, he lived the life of a wandering holy man. He spent time with different teachers and was a good student.
However, this did not
help him get any closer to
the root of the problem
of suffering and sadness.

11. Life of Buddha: Becoming a Sage.
He tried living an asthetic life and subjected his body to hardship. He remembered how as a young boy, he had sat under
the shade of a tree and become
absorbed in meditation. He found
a peaceful spot under a Bodhi
tree and vowed not to get up until
he found the “truth”.

12. Put the story of Siddhartha Gautama in order
He lived a life of luxury in a palace
He saw suffering for the first time
He went and meditated under a Bohdi tree for forty six days
He left the palace to find out more about the world

13. The correct order!! He lived a life of luxury in a palace
He left the palace to find out more about the world
He saw suffering for the first time
He went and meditated under a Bohdi tree for forty six days