S E C T I O N H : B u d d hi s m
a st r ol o g e r s o b s e r v e d s o m e u n u s u al m a r k s o n t h e b o y’ s b o d y. Si d d h a rt h a’ s p a r e nt s w e r e t ol d t h at t h e b o y w o ul d b e c o m e eit h e r a g r e at ki n g o r a g r e at h ol y m a n.
Si d d h a rt h a’ s f at h e r, S u d d h o d a n a w a s d et e r mi n e d t h at hi s s o n w o ul d f oll o w hi s f o ot st e p s a n d b e c o m e a g r e at ki n g. H e pl a n n e d t o b ri n g t hi s a b o ut b y p r ot e cti n g Si d d h a rt h a f r o m a n y p ai n, di s a p p oi nt m e nt o r s uff e ri n g. S u d d h o d a n a b eli e v e d t h at if all l u x u ri e s a n d c o mf o rt s w e r e p r o vi d e d t o Si d d h a rt h a, h e w o ul d n e v e r s e e k t o l e a v e t h e p al a c e. A lif e of l u x u r y w a s l ai d o n: sil k cl ot h e s, ti n e f o o d s, d a n c e r s, m u si ci a n s a n d t e a c h e r s. Si d d h a rt h a g r e w u p t o b e a g o o d a n d ki n d y o u n g m a n. H e m a r ri e d a gi rl n a m e d Y a s o d h a r a w h e n t h e y w e r e b ot h 1 6. T hi rt e e n y e a r s l at e r t h e y h a d a s o n, R a h ul a.
Si d d h art h a’ s f o ur si g ht s T h o u g h hi s e v e r y n e e d w a s p r o vi d e d f o r, Si d d h a rt h a g r e w c u ri o u s a b o ut lif e o ut si d e t h e p al a c e. A g e d 2 9, h e di s o b e y e d hi s f at h e r a n d l eft t h e p al a c e t o vi sit a n e a r b y t o w n. B ef o r e h e h a d t r a v ell e d f a r, Si d d h a rt h a h a d s e e n f o u r si g h t s t h at w o ul d c h a n g e hi s lif e f o r e v e r.
AT E 1. 2. 3. 4. T HI N K P AI R S H A R E
A n ol d p e r s o n: N e v e r h a vi n g e x p e ri e n c e d t hi s b ef o r e, Si d d h a rt h a w a s s h o c k e d b y hi s ti r st si g ht of ol d a g e.
A si c k p e r s o n: S e ei n g a si c k p e r s o n at t h e r o a d si d e, Si d d h a rt h a w a s e x p o s e d t o a n ot h e r a s p e ct of r e alit y t h at h a d b e e n hi d d e n f r o m hi m.
A d e a d p e r s o n: A s a f u n e r al p a s s e d Si d d h a rt h a, h e w a s e v e n m o r e d e e pl y af f e ct e d b y t h e r e alit y of d e at h. H e r e ali s e d t h at e v e r y b o d y di e s.
Q U E S TI O N S
A h ol y p e r s o n: I n t h e cit y Si d d h a rt h a s a w a m o n k d r e s s e d i n r a g s a n d c a r r yi n g a b o wl f o r al m s ( d o n ati o n s). Hi s p e a c ef ul l o o k i m p r e s s e d t h e y o u n g p ri n c e v e r y m u c h.
T h e y o u n g p ri n c e w a s d e e pl y t o u c h e d b y t h e fi r st t h r e e si g ht s, a n d i m p r e s s e d b y t h e l a st. O n t h e ni g ht hi s s o n R a h ul a w a s b o r n, Si d d h a rt h a l eft t h e p al a c e f o r g o o d. H e s et o ut t o a n s w e r s o m e d e e p h u m a n q u e sti o n s:
1. P T
D E B AT E 5.
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G 1. 2. 3. 4.
W h y d o p e o pl e s uff e r ? 2. H o w c a n s uff e ri n g b e e n d e d ? W h at ar e t h e tr a diti o n al d at es giv e n f or t h e lif e of Si d d h art h a ?
D escri b e w h at Si d d h art h a’s f at h er di d t o g ui d e hi m t o w ar ds b ec o mi n g ki n g. H o w di d S u d d h o d a n a’s pl a ns f ail ?
D escri b e i n y o ur o w n w or ds t h e f o ur si g hts of Si d d h art h a o n his visit t o a n e ar by t o w n. N a m e t h e t w o q u esti o ns Si d d h art h a s et o ut t o a ns w er aft er wit n essi n g t h e f o ur si g hts.
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