Answer 2


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Answer 2
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King Suddhodana	Vesak Day	old age	death
Lumbini Park	45	16	80
sickness	29	holy man	rainy
wish fulfilled	hot	cold	Rahula
Princess Yasodhara	Bodhi tree

1. King Suddhodana was the father of Prince Siddhattha.

2. The prince was named Siddhattha which means wish fulfilled.

3. Prince Siddhattha was born in the Lumbini Park at Kapilavatthu

4. The Prince was married at the age of 16.

5. King Suddhodana wanted the Prince to live happily and built three palaces for him;
one for the hot season, one for the cold season, and one for the rainy season.

6. The Prince was married to his cousin Princess Yasodhara (name) at the age of 16.

7. Name the four sights the Prince saw when he went out of the palace:

    a.   old age
    b.   sickness
    c.   death
    d.   holy man

8. At the age of 29, the Prince left the palace in search of a way to overcome old age,
sickness and death.

9. The son of the Prince is called Rahula.

10. The Prince went to Bodhi Gaya and meditated under the Bodhi Tree.

11. Vesak Day, signify the birth, enlightenment of the Lord Buddha.

12. Lord Buddha spent 45 years travelling from places to places


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