Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha -

A Colouring Book
Danuse Murty

Buddhist Council of New South Wales

Strictly for free distribution only
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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 Siddhatthas homeland
Kingdom of Kapilavatthu in India

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 Siddhatthas parents
King Suddhodana and Queen Mahamaya

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Siddhatthas 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 brahmins 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 Buddhas 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 Buddhas son - Rahula

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The Buddhas students Ananda and
Mahapajapati

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The Buddhas 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

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