life of the buddha Flashcards
what was the Buddha born as
An indian prince
what was Buddhas original name
Siddharta Gutarma
what was Buddhas mothers name
Maya
what was Maya’s vision whilst she was pregnant with Siddharta
Maya dreamt that a white elephant entered her womb
what was Siddharta said to have done the second he was born
walk and talk
what happened to Siddhartas mother soonafter he was born
died
what did the wise teacher say Siddharta would become
Wise man claimed that the Buddha was either become a strong great leader or the greatest teacher ever
did Siddharta’s father want him to be a great teacher or great leader
leader
how did Siddharta’s father attempt to ensure that he would become a leader
protected him from seeing the outside world and forbid him from leaving the palace walls
when Siddharta explored outside of the castle what did he find
Siddharta saw four sights of suffering
-old man
- sick man
- dead man
- holy man
upon seeing the four sights of suffering what did the Buddha conclude
that life is suffering and he had to find a way to overcome this suffering
who did the Buddha leave to fulfill his endevour of stopping suffering
wife and newly born child
