Religious education revision (Buddhist)
Siddharta Gautama
- He was a Prince born in Lumbini.
- When he was 29, he saw an dead, a holy, and sick person and a old man. This is called the ‘four sights’.
- He reached enlightenment after sitting under a bo tree to meditate.
Key words
- ‘Buddha’-one who is enlightened.
- ‘Dharma’-the Buddhist’s teaching
- ‘The three poisons’ are- Greed, hatred and ignorance.
- ‘Dukkha’-Suffering
- Nirvana-point of peace which all cravings end
The three marks of existence
- Anicca-Everything in the world changes (Anicca… A knickers, picture the earth wearing pants).
- Anatta-Everybody around us changes (Anatta… anatomy, people).
- Dukkha-we change, we suffer (dukkha, ducks, they suffer. ).