Buddha's Life
Key Terms
Key Beliefs
Buddhist Law
Temples, Worship and Practices
100

This is the country where Siddhartha Gautama was born.

Nepal

100

A person who follows the teachings of the Buddha.

A Buddhist

100

Buddhists believe the Buddha was this—not a god.

A Human

100

The First Noble Truth says this about life.

“life is suffering”?

100

A Buddhist place of worship.

A temple.

200

These three things Siddhartha saw outside the palace showed him that suffering exists for everyone.

Old age, sickness, and death?

200

This word means “the religion that follows the Buddha’s teachings.”

Buddhism

200

These are the “Three Jewels” Buddhists rely on.

the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha

200

The Second Noble Truth says suffering is caused by this. 

craving/control/desire

200

A dome-shaped Buddhist shrine.

A stupa

300

This sight—a peaceful holy man with almost nothing—made Siddhartha question how someone could be so calm.

Holy man/beggar

300

This terms means “calming the mind.”

meditation

300

This belief teaches that “nothing is perfect.”

Dukkha? (from the Three Marks of Existence)

300

Following this path will end suffering.

Noble Eightfold Path

300

This practice helps Buddhists calm their minds and focus.

Meditiation

400

Siddhartha sat under this tree and vowed not to rise until he found the truth.

The Bodhi tree

400

This term describes “perfect peace and freedom from suffering.”

Nirvana

400

Name the Three Marks of Existence.

Dukkha, Anicca, and Anatta?

400

Name any four parts of the Noble Eightfold Path.

Examples: Right View, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration.

400

This type of worship often includes offerings, bowing, and chanting.

Puja

500

Explain why Siddhartha left behind his riches and royal life.

“to search for a way to end suffering and discover the truth”?

500

This vocabulary term means “becoming aware of the meaning of everything.”

Enlightenment

500

Explain what Anatta means in Buddhist teaching.

“there is no permanent soul; only life

500

Explain the relationship between the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.

“the Four Noble Truths explain suffering; the Eightfold Path is how to end it”?

500

These roof decorations, often covered in gold, symbolize sacred mountains and are believed to ward off evil spirits.

Pointed eaves with gliding