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Siddhartha Gautama
Aims
To chart the story of a Buddhist leader.
To explore the implications of this story.
Siddhartha Gautama was
born in Northern India.
He was born to a King and
Queen. He grew up in a
loving, happy environment.
His father gave him his
own palace, with all the
servants he needed.
Siddhartha was having
a really good life!
The King wanted his son to
not see any pain so he
stopped him from going
into the city. He wanted to
keep his son secure and live
the happiest life possible.
This could have been because
Siddhartha’s mum died when he was
young and the King did not want his
son to see suffering.
One day, Siddhartha asked Channa,
the man who drove the King’s chariot
to take him into the city.
At first, Channa said
“no”.
However, after some
persuasion, Channa
took Siddhartha.
On his first visit,
Siddhartha saw an old man.
He asked Channa what was
wrong with him. Channa
said, “He is old. One day we
shall all be like him, both
prince and ordinary
people.”
Then Siddhartha saw an
ill man at the side of a
road. Channa told him
that illness happens to
everybody and we could
not escape it.
Then Siddhartha saw a
dead man on the side of
a road. Siddhartha was
shocked but also
confused as to why his
father had hidden these
truths from him.
Siddhartha was really confused now.
However, he now saw a bald man, carrying
a bowl and wearing a simple robe ( An
Ascetic).
Channa told him that
this man was a holy
man and he had given
up everything for the
cause of truth.
Siddhartha was inspired and when
he returned to the palace, he
decided to give up all his
luxuries. He decided to leave
the palace in search for that
truth which his father had
stopped him from seeing.
Siddhartha now spent his time
thinking and meditating. He wanted
to clear his mind.
At the age of 35,
Siddhartha found
enlightenment. This means
“awoken one”. It is the idea
of complete peacefulness.
This is where the name
Buddha comes from.
Task
An A4 piece of paper, you are going to
create a storyboard of Siddhartha
Gautama’s life. You need to break the
story down into 6 boxes.