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12 Cards in this Set
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What was The Buddha's actual name? |
Siddhartha Gautama |
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Where was he born? |
Lumbini, in Nepal |
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What were the two things that were prophesied he would become? |
A great ruler or a great teacher |
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What did his father do and why? |
He raised him in complete luxury with nothing to make him truly think about life, so that he'd become a great leader like his father |
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When Siddhartha left the palace, what four sights did he see? What did they make him realise? |
Old man - everything will age and lose its beauty, it's part of life Sick man - everyone gets sick and can be in pain Dead man -Everything and everyone will eventually die, even his father and wife Holy man - you don't need a lot to find true peace |
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What did he do after seeing the sights? |
He left the palace for good, abamdoning his wife, son and the whole kingdom. He sought out masters of meditation |
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What did he learn with the masters of meditation? |
How to meditate and practise self discipline |
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After meeting the ascetic men, what did Siddhartha do? |
He began fasting to rid himself of bodily wants. He also slept in the hottest/coldest parts of the forest, with wild animals to give up all comforts |
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What happened after a while of living his ascetic life? |
He became too weak to meditate and almost died. It didn't help his focus at all |
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When the girl fed him, what did Siddhartha decide? |
In life, it was better to find the middle way, rather than the two extremities of having everything or having nothing |
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How did Siddhartha plan to reach enlightenment? |
He sat under a Peepol tree and meditated until he reached enlightenment |
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What does Buddha actually mean? |
The enlightened one |
