A Power Point Show on Life of Buddha followed by a Quiz. For use in Buddhist Sunday School and Dhamma Classes for students. Done by Bro. Oh Teik Bin, Lower Perak Buddhist Association, Teluk Intan, Malaysia.

1. THE LIFE OF BUDDHA

2. The Bodhisattva in Tusita Heaven

3. Queen Maya’s Dream

4. Not long after Queen Maya’s Dream, she conceived.

5. Birth of Siddhartha Gautama

6. Siddhartha was born in Lumbini in 623 B.C. His mother was Queen Maya.

7. “ I am the Chief in the world. There is no equal to Me. I am supreme. This is My last birth . No more Rebirth for Me.”

9. Asita at the Naming Ceremony in the Palace

10. The Plowing Festival : - Siddhartha Meditating when He was 7 years old

11. Siddhartha Gautama, unlike his cousin, Devadatta, was full of loving-kindness and compassion.

12. Siddhartha’s marriage

13. At 16, Prince Siddhartha married Princess Yasodhara

14. The Four Sights

15. The 4 Sights – An old man, a sick man, a dead man and a monk

16. Siddhartha leaves the wife and child

18. The Great Renunciation

19. Prince Siddhartha cuts off his hair

20. For 6 long years Siddhartha practised Ascetism

21. Sujata’s Offering To The Bodhisattva

22. “ Mara’s Daughters”

23. Mara’s Forces Invade The Mind

24. Conquering The Evils Of Greed, Hatred and Delusion

25. The Bodhisattva attained Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree – He was 35.

26. Enlightenment

28. The Buddha attained Enlightenment at Bodhgaya

29. The First Sermon – The Buddha Preached To 5 Disciples

30. The Buddha preached The 4 Noble Truths :- * The Truth of Dukkha * The Cause of Dukkha * The End of Dukkha * The Noble Eightfold Path leading to the End of Dukkha

31. Devadatta provokes Nalagiri the elephant to attack the Buddha

32. By the power of Metta, The Buddha subdues the elephant

33. Devadatta made 3 attempts to kill the Buddha. For his evil kamma, Devadatta met with his death when the earth split and drew him in.

34. Parinibbana

35. The Buddha Passed Away at 80 Years Old

36. It was on a Wesak Full Moon that The Buddha passed into Parinibbana.

37. The Buddha Passed Away at Kushinagar

38. “ Subject to change are all component things. Strive on with Diligence.”

39. The End MAY YOU BE WELL AND HAPPY !

40. LIFE OF THE BUDDHA Spot Quiz For Each of the Questions, Answer ‘TRUE’ or ‘FALSE’. * For ‘TRUE’, raise your right open palm * For ‘FALSE’, raise your right clenched fist Marks * For a correct answer , 2 marks * For a wrong answer, - 2 marks

41. Question 1 Before the Bodhisatta was born as Siddhartha, he was in Tavatimsa Heaven. TRUE OR FALSE

42. ANSWER FALSE He was in Tusita Heaven