https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen 10 facts per focus p.28-33 en-us 2017-04-24 15:19:55 UTC 2025-11-07 17:50:32 UTC hello@padlet.com 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167871086 Siddhartha was born a Kshatriya, but he was not satisfied with his life.]]> 2017-04-24 15:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167871086 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167872236 Siddhartha wondered why there was so much pain and grieving in the world, so he began to question the meaning of life.]]> 2017-04-24 15:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167872236 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167873453 Before the age of 30 Siddhartha went on a journey to find the answers to his questions, but nobody knew them]]> 2017-04-24 15:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167873453 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167874241 Siddhartha wanted to free his mind of daily concerns so he went for a while without washing himself or eating. He spent much of his time meditating.]]> 2017-04-24 15:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167874241 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167874954 After several weeks of meditating under a tree in Gaya, he realized that human suffering comes from three things.]]> 2017-04-24 15:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167874954 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167875914 Siddhartha was about 35 when he found enlightenment and he was named the Buddha, meaning the enlightened one.]]> 2017-04-24 15:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167875914 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167876752 The tree Siddhartha meditated under was later named the Tree of Wisdom.]]> 2017-04-24 15:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167876752 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167877162 The First Sermon was when Siddhartha described his new ideas to 5 of his former companions. ]]> 2017-04-24 15:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167877162 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167877178  The three things that human suffering comes from are wanting what we like but don't have, wanting to keep what we like and have, and not wanting what we dislike but have.]]> 2017-04-24 15:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167877178 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167877191 Siddhartha's ideas became the foundation of a major new religion in India]]> 2017-04-24 15:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167877191 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167877227 After finding the answers to his questions Siddhartha spent the rest if his life traveling across northern India teaching people his ideas.]]> 2017-04-24 15:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167877227 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167877889 As the Buddha traveled he gained lots of followers, who were the first believers in Buddhism.]]> 2017-04-24 15:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167877889 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167878140 Many of Buddha's teachings reflected Hindu ideas.]]> 2017-04-24 15:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167878140 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167879271 There were 4 guiding principles at the heart of Buddha's teachings. They became know as the Four Noble Truths.]]> 2017-04-24 15:53:56 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/167879271 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168139889 The Eightfold Path is a middle way between human desires and denying oneself any pleasure. ]]> 2017-04-25 15:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168139889 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168140409 Some of the Buddha's teachings challenged traditional Hindu ideas.]]> 2017-04-25 15:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168140409 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168142516 The Buddha taught that it was the responsibility of each person to work for his or her own salvation.]]> 2017-04-25 15:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168142516 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168144396 Within 200 years of the Buddha's death, Buddhism had spread through most of India.]]> 2017-04-25 15:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168144396 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168145188 The king of India, Asoka, sent missionaries to other kingdoms in Asia to spread Buddhism.]]> 2017-04-25 15:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168145188 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168147106 As Buddhism spread it split into two major branches, Theravada and Mahayana.]]> 2017-04-25 15:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168147106 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168148605 The Buddha was opposed to the caste system because he didn't think that people should be confined to a particular place in society.]]> 2017-04-25 15:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168148605 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168149814 The Buddha gained many followers among the higher classes.]]> 2017-04-25 15:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168149814 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168149828 Mahayana is by far the larger branch of Buddhism.]]> 2017-04-25 15:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168149828 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168150864 The Buddha said that it doesn't matter what varna or caste you are in as long as you live the way you should.]]> 2017-04-25 15:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168150864 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168150910 The Buddha told people they didn't have to follow the ideas in the Vedas.]]> 2017-04-25 15:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168150910 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168150923 Unlike Hinduism, Buddhism let people feel like they had the power to change their lives.]]> 2017-04-25 15:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168150923 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168150939 Many herders, farmers, artisans, and untouchables supported the Buddha because they liked hearing that their social rank wouldn't be a barrier to their enlightenment.]]> 2017-04-25 15:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168150939 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168150944 Like Hindus, the Buddha believed that people should act morally and treat others well.]]> 2017-04-25 15:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168150944 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168150951 When Siddhartha was a young man he was dissatisfied with the teachings of Hinduism.]]> 2017-04-25 15:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168150951 2302014 https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168150960 When Siddhartha was a Hindu he looked around him he would see people working hard and suffering.]]> 2017-04-25 15:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/2302014/Abby_McMillen/wish/168150960