Early Life
The town where Siddhartha Gautama was born
Lumbini
The person who made a prophecy about Siddhartha.
Asita
Siddhartha left behind this to begin his journey.
his wife and son
The place where Siddhartha meditated under the tree.
Bodh Gaya
The first sermon he gave after Enlightenment.
the turning of the wheel of Dharma
Siddhartha’s status before leaving home.
prince
The four things Siddhartha saw when he left the palace.
old age, sickness, death, and a monk
What Siddhartha renounced.
A worldly life and wealth
What tree Siddhartha meditated under.
Bodhi Tree
The group formed by his earliest followers.
the Sangha
The age Siddhartha got married.
16
The father’s response to the prophecy.
shielding Siddhartha from suffering
The name of Siddhartha’s spiritual journey.
the Great Renunciation
What he vowed before meditating.
not to rise until he attained Enlightenment
The teaching that describes how to end suffering.
the Eightfold Path
The country we now know where Siddhartha lived.
Nepal (or India)?
The sign that gave Siddhartha hope for a solution to suffering.
the monk
One of the extreme practices Siddhartha tried.
self-starvation or severe self-discipline
What Enlightenment allowed him to understand.
the cause and solution to human suffering
The Buddhist term for moral conduct.
Sila
What Siddhartha found unfulfilling about palace life.
Luxury and lack of purpose/meaning?
These signs triggered Siddhartha’s understanding of this life truth.
the suffering of all beings
The realisation Siddhartha had on the riverbank.
the Middle Way
The name of the insight that came from his Enlightenment.
the Four Noble Truths
The mental practice used to develop focus and insight.
meditation or Samadhi