The Enlightenment Of The Buddha

Wesak Assembly

An assembly to explain and help celebrate the Buddhist festival of Wesak.

The Enlightenment Of The Buddha teachers notes

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Why do we get old, get ill and die? How can we escape from suffering? The story of how Prince Siddhartha Gautama left a life of luxury to embark on a search for the answers, and how he eventually became the Buddha – the Enlightened One.

Animation by Ceiren Bell

Main Topic

Founders

Keystage(s)

Key stage 3

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Keyword(s)

faith, story, suffering, Buddhism, fasting, Buddha, meditation, middle way, wheel of life, dharma, Siddhartha Gautama, Mara, enlightenment

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