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Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha - A Colouring Book
Danuse Murty
Buddhist Council of New South Wales
Strictly for free distribution only
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Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha - A Colouring Book
Danuse Murty
Buddhist Council of New South Wales
Strictly for free distribution only
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INTRODUCTION
This colouring book is based on the original text ‘A Pictorial Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha’ by Gunapauta et al. 1998. I thank the Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation for permitting me to adapt their publication, and to Phil Thompson for converting my pencil drawings to electronic graphics. Dr Danuse Murty, Sydney 2003
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Siddhattha’s homeland –
Kingdom of Kapilavatthu in India
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Siddhattha’s parents –
King Suddhodana and Queen Mahamaya
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Siddhattha’s aunt - Mahapajapati
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Siddhattha showing loving-kindness
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Protecting a snake
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Freeing a swan
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Siddhattha sees nature of life
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Siddhattha meditating
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Palace garden
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Prince Siddhattha and Princess Yasodhara
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Palace of Prince Siddhattha and of his wife
Princess Yasodhara
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Siddhattha sees nature of life – impermanence and suffering
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Siddhattha sees a peaceful monk
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Leaving home to find the way out of suffering
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Siddhattha becomes a homeless monk
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Showing compassion for a wounded lamb
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Teaching not to harm, but rather
be kind to all living beings
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Studying with meditation teachers
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Leaving to find the truth about life by himself
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Practicing asceticism
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Fasting
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A shepherd boy saves Siddhattha from
an early death
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Accepting a food offering
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Siddhattha meditating
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Experiencing the Supreme Enlightenment
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The Buddha answering brahmin’s questions
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Contemplating on whom to teach
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Leaving to help others
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Persuading his 5 old friends
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Teaching the 4 Noble Truths: the Noble Truth of Suffering, the Cause of it, the End of it, and the
Way to the end of it
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Going to Uruvela
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Sigala doing a ritual
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The Buddha giving Sigala 5 rules of conduct –
the 5 Precepts
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Two friends and the Buddha’s students to be –
Upatissa and Kolita
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The Buddha instructing Arahants
on what to teach
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Meeting his father
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The Buddha’s son - Rahula
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The Buddha’s students – Ananda and
Mahapajapati
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The Buddha’s cousin Devadatta
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Devadatta attempting to kill the Buddha
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The Buddha taming a wild elephant
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Morning alms round
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Teaching the Universal truth - Dhamma
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Getting ready to have a bath
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Resting
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Advising a farmer
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Going to Kusinara
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The Buddha instructing his personal attendant -
Ananda
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Meditating
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Instructing the Sangha
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Last look at Vesali
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Last resting place – Salavana holiday resort,
near Kusinara
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Ananda grieving
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The Buddha consoling Ananda
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Instructing his new and last student - Subhadda
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Giving his last advice
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Passing away
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REFERENCES Gunapauta, Hai J, Lu Z.A. and Lee Y.-F., 1998. A Pictorial Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha. The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan. BodhiTree website at http://www.buddhistcouncil.org/bodhitree