Instruction
1. Recount the life story of Siddhartha Gautama - the Buddha - and discuss the relationships between the myths/ events/experiences of his life (such as, his conception, birth, the sights, forest retreat, asceticism, enlightenment etc.) and his teaching about suffering.
2. Describe three varieties of Buddhist meditations and the various sectarian contexts in which they are employed. (Class Text: page 176 ff.; 3rd ed. 180ff). How could meditation help in spiritual development?
I posted the textbook page for question 2 that has to be read and each question needs to be 1 page and half.