Buddhism

What does "Buddha" mean?

Awakened One

Where was Prince Siddhartha born?

India

What two possible futures did the Hindu priests foresee for Prince Siddhartha?

a great ruler or enlightened being

What did Siddhartha's father most want his son to become?

a powerful ruler

Siddhartha's father wanted to prevent his son from

seeing people suffer.

What happened when Siddhartha was 29?

He had a son and began to travel outside of his palaces.

Siddhartha was inspired to leave his royal life and search for enlightenment when he saw

suffering.

On the prince's first trip outside the palace, he saw a thin, weak man walking along the road. This person was

old.

The three forms of suffering that Siddhartha encountered were

aging, sickness, and death.

A person who gives up worldly pleasures is called an

ascetic.

Siddhartha wanted to become enlightened, meaning he wanted to

find truth and freedom from suffering.

What did Siddhartha do to try to achieve enlightenment?

meditate

Siddhartha took a path to enlightenment that was a balance between extreme life styles. This path was also called the

"middle way."

Who tried to frighten Siddhartha while he was meditating?

he god Mara and his three daughters.

17.Siddhartha meditated about the way to reach true happiness and peace, also called

nirvana.

The basic principles of Buddhism, such as "suffering is present in all things," is called

the Four Noble Truths.

What is the idea behind the Four Noble Truths?

All things change.

The teachings of "right understanding," "right action," and "right concentration" are part of the

Eightfold Path.

When Siddhartha reached enlightenment and discovered the Four Noble Truths, he became known as the

Buddha