The Life Of The Buddha Flashcards
What was his mother told Sidharta would be
A great king or a religious leader
What did his father do to stop him being a religious leader
He sheltered him from anything that would make him religious
What did he realise in his first meditation
Everything has consequences and his meditation led to his teaching of karma
What were the 4 sights
A corpse, a sick man, an old man and a begger who gave up pleasures to find answers
What did Buddha do as an ascetic?
He starved himself, didn’t wash and held his breath for a very long time.
He cleansed his mind by freeing himself of all attachments
What is the middle way?
He realised he needed to find balance
He met marra (a psychological being who could make his horrors and deepest desires real in his mind)
How did Buddha find enlightenment?
He fought off Marra and entered a state of mind where he remembered his past lives and understood what kept him tied to the cycle of rebirth
