The Buddha's Farewell
THE BIRTH OF SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA THE FOUR SIGHTS Example page Example page Buddhists believe that Siddhartha Gautama was someone special because there were clues at his birth that he was not a normal baby. These things were….that his mother had a dream of his greatness before he was born. That she did not give birth to him in the normal way. The baby stepped from her side. The new-born baby walked seven steps and lotus flowers sprang up wherever he walked. A holy man gave a prophecy about this baby- that he would grow up to be someone very special. Life in a palace. 10 things you would expect life to be like
in a palace.
1. Servants would run the bath! King Śuddhodana decided to keep 2. You would never have to tidy your bedroom! Siddhartha in the palace to make 3. Etc… sure he would grow up as a future king, not a religious leader.
This story takes place in Lumbini, Northern India, around 560 BCE. The Four Sights
Here, Siddhartha has left the palace and sees 4 sights. The things he sees are…
The Queen had a strange dream in which an elephant entered her side. Siddhartha was born by stepping out of her side, a painless birth. The baby could walk instantly and took seven steps. Wherever Siddhartha The impact of the Four Sights walked, lotus flowers sprang up out of the Positive things = ground. Negative things = My questions for Siddhartha =
THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF SIDDHARTHA Stories from the Buddha. how he became the Buddha EXAMPLE PAGE What did the Buddha teach?
Example page I saw…holy men, old, with beads and grey heads, blue robes and yellow cloth. Skinny Siddhartha with ribs like sticks. A tree as wide as sky. The First Noble Truth
I heard…the wind in the great tree. Birds in branches. Leaves moving The Second Noble Truth There will always be some like paper. kind of suffering in life
I touched… I tasted… I could smell…
I noticed… The Third Noble Truth
I wanted to say… The Fourth Noble Truth I felt…
It reminded me of…
It was like… It made me think about…
Three things I really want… I want these because….they would make me feel…my life would be better with them because… I agree/ disagree with the first noble truth because… People say the Buddha is like a doctor because… Buddha says… Dear Jan, I’m sorry to hear you are suffering. Here is my advice…
Stories from the Buddha. The Eightfold Path. Example page The Buddha’s Farewell.
Example page
Lay sangha
All Buddhists
Follow Buddha’s example
Monastic sangha Right Thought: having a good
attitude to others and to life BUDDHA: his teachings and example The Prayer of Refuge
DHAMMA: Buddha’s teachings SANGHA: the community of Buddhists, both lay and monastic. THE EIGHTFOLD PATH The Three Jewels of Refuge