Birth
This animal was said to have visited the mother of the Buddha before he was born while she was dreaming
Elephant
Rejecting or giving up on something
Renunciation
Old Age, Sick person, Death, Holy Man
The name of the entity that tried to stop the Buddha reaching enlightenment
Mara
The country where Buddhism was founded
India
The place where the Buddha's mother gave birth
Beneath a tree
A person who follows a life of strict discipline and denial of pleasure
Ascetic
This Person went with the Buddha as he discovered the Four Sights
Channa his servant
The two practices the Buddha was taught as a Sadhu when he first left the palace
Yoga and Meditation
The most common symbol of Buddhism
The 8 spoke Wheel
This Flower came from underneath the Buddha's feet as he walked away from his mother
Lotus Flower
Someone who devotes their life to a spiritual path of a holy person
Sadhu
Should the Buddha experience _____, he will not become king and will leave the palace.
The desire that the Buddha chose to deny himself as an ascetic
Hunger
Name 3 countries other than India where Buddhism has a strong presence
Sri Lanka, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Tibet, Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam
The name of the Buddha
Siddhartha
To avoid the extremes of Luxury and Poverty
The Middle Way
The Sight that is considered to be different from the other 3
Holy Man
The teaching that the Buddha realised after being an ascetic and living in the palace
The Middle Way
Two religions older than Buddhism
Judaism and Hinduism
What did the Buddha say after he was born?
I am the Buddha and this will be my last life on earth.
A state of inner freedom and happiness which rises from within. It does not rely on sense pleasures or praise in activities
Enlightenment
5 types of suffering the Buddha would not experience while in the palace
Hunger, Thirst, Poor, Pain, Illness, Worry, Depression etc
The Buddha ate only this much a day during his time as an ascetic
One rice grain a day
The amount of Buddhists in the UK
180,000