What's covered
Key facts
Enlightenment Under the Bodhi Tree
The Bodhi tree site is in the Indian state of Bihar.
The Eightfold Path
The Buddhist dharma wheel (dharmachakra) is commonly drawn with eight spokes, one for each step of the Eightfold Path.
The Four Noble Truths
The Buddha attained enlightenment sitting under the Bodhi tree, a sacred fig at Bodh Gaya in India.
The Four Sights
The first three sights were an old man, a sick man, and a corpse.
The Three Marks of Existence
All things in conditioned life are impermanent.
Who Was Siddhartha Gautama?
Siddhartha became the Buddha at around age 35 after meditating under the Bodhi tree.
Enlightenment Under the Bodhi Tree
The Bodhi tree stands at Bodh Gaya, in Bihar, India.
The Eightfold Path
The Eightfold Path has eight steps.
The Four Noble Truths
The Four Noble Truths are the core of Buddhist teaching.
The Four Sights
There are four Sights that changed Siddhartha's life.
Practice questions with answers
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Where did the Buddha gain enlightenment?
- •At the top of a Himalayan mountain
- •In the deer park at Sarnath
- •On the banks of the River Ganges
- ✓Under the Bodhi tree
What does the Eightfold Path describe?
- •Path of holy pilgrimage
- ✓Path to end suffering
- •Path to perform rituals
- •Path to reach heaven
What is the first Noble Truth?
- •Desire is the root of all evil
- •Enlightenment ends the cycle of rebirth
- ✓Life involves suffering (dukkha)
- •The path to peace has eight stages
Name the first three sights.
- •Birth, suffering, nirvana
- •Desire, ignorance, greed
- ✓Old age, sickness, death
- •Youth, health, pleasure
What does anatta mean?
- •Constant suffering
- •Impermanence of all things
- ✓No fixed self
- •The path to enlightenment
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
- •Author of the Quran
- ✓Founder of Buddhism
- •Leader of the Hindu faith
- •Prophet of Christianity
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