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14 Cards in this Set
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A youngman, age ____, who was once a _______ began to wonder why humans suffered so greatly. The man, Siddhartha Gautama, gave up everythinh to search for the reasons of human suffering:
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Gautama's quest led to the _______ of Buddhism:
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Discoverey
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As Gautama traveled he wanted answers to his questions of _____. He began by asking Hindsus, but couldnt accept that priests were the only ones allowed to pass along knowledge.
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Life
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Gautama decided to stop looking to others for the cause of ________ and began to look inside himself for the answers. He used _______-focus the mind inward in order to find spirtual awareness:
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Suffering
Meditation |
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He _____(didnt eat) and meditated for ___ days untill he found his answer. For the next 45 years, Gautama traveled across _____ to spread his knowledge. His followers called him the Buddha which meant "enlightened one."
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Fasted
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Buddhism teaches people to follow the eightfold path, also called the _____ way. By following this path, Buddhism teachs a person will aviod a life of extreme ________.
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Middle
Unhappiness |
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Budda believed that power, ______, and pleasure causes humans to suffer. In order to end suffering, you must give up these things and follow the Eightfold Path. A Buddhist must learn to be wise, behave correctly,and develop their _____.
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Wealth
Mind |
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To fins this ______ way, Budda taught people to act on unselfishly toward others and _____ people fairly.
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Middle
Treat |
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Tell the truth at all times. Aviod ______ and the killing of any living things.
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Violence
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If a person does these things, suffering will and they will find _______-lasting peace by finding Nirvana:
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Nirvana
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Buddhism taught that all people are _____. Anyone could follow the path to Nirvana, regardless of their social stuides. This appealed to many people in the caste _____.
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Equal
System |
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________had priests, and anyone can work to become one. Buddha encouraged building monasteries where his followers could learn, meditate, and teach. He also urged them to be ________-people who spread their beliefs to others
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Buddhism
Missionaries |
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_______ teaches people to follow the Eightfold Path, also called the _____ way. By following this path, Buddhism teaches a person will avoid a life of extreme unhappiness.
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Buddhism
Middle |
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After Buddha's _____, his teachings spread all over _____ and throughtout Asia. Eventally Buddhism died out in india as Hinduism took over.
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Death
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