1. Buddhism

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What do you think is the secret of
happiness?

4. From his birth,
people recognized
the Prince
Siddhartha was a
holy person

5. Prince Siddhartha led a
life of pleasure inside his
father’s palace

6. Outside the palace, the
Prince discovered old
age, sickness, and death.
He learned what
suffering was.

7. Prince Siddhartha gave
up his wealth and
family to learn how to
live simply without
desire and without
suffering

8. After deep meditation,
Siddhartha achieved
enlightenment and
began to speak as the
Buddha

9. • 563 BCE- N. India
• Siddhartha Gautama becomes the Buddha
– Buddha means “The Enlightened One”
• Believed in reincarnation
• Denied the importance of the Caste System
– Anyone in any caste could reach Nirvana.
• Gained followers. Opposed by Brahmins.
• Understand the Four Noble Truths and the
Eight Fold Path is the key to reaching Nirvana.

10. Teachings of the Buddha
4 Noble Truths:
1. All people suffer and know
sorrow
2. People suffer because their
desires bind them to the cycle
of rebirth
3. People could end their
suffering by eliminating their
desires
4. One could eliminate desire by
following the Eightfold Path

11. Eightfold Path
1. Right Views: seeing life as it really is
2. Right Intentions: living a life of good will, striving
towards perfection
3. Right Speech: avoid lies and gossip
4. Right Action: trying to be law abiding and honest
5. Right Concentration: direct the mind in meditation
6. Right Living: avoid actions that harm others
7. Right Effort: seek to prevent evil
8. Right Mindfulness: constant awareness of one’s self

12. Create a biographical poem about the Buddha that follows this format.
Line 1: First and last name
Line 2: Four adjectives describing the
Line 3: Relative (son, father, husband) of . . .
Line 4: Resident of (city and/ or country) . . .
Line 5: Who lived from (year to year)
Line 6: Who searched for . . .
Line 7: Who taught . . .
Line 8: Who is remembered for . . .
Line 9: Final name meaning . . .