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Buddhakids
The
last page of our little book will be a collage of photographs taken from
Buddha images. This is a call to action. We are collecting pictures right
now. You have a favourite picture of a Buddha face, statue, monk or temple?
Send it to: buddhakids@gmail.com.
We can't promise when and how it will happen, however we appreciate your
help.
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Buddhakids
... found on Sharon's desk
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Buddhakids
Some pages will keep an unfinished look,
so children can use pencils or crayons to contribute
Category
Buddhakids
My favorite Barista Sharon and I are
working on a book for little children. As a youngling I had plenty of Christian
piture books with Jesus, Moses, Stephanus, St. Martin and other biblical
figures. When looking at Buddhist books, you will find mostly literature
that starts at the age of 10 to 12 rather than picture books or early readers.
So we decided to change that. The text has been finished for a while and
finally Sharon's creativity is filling the words with pictures. I'm exited.
My first Buddha Book
(Illustrations by Sharon Foong, Text
by Stephan Wissel)
In the kingdom Shakya long ago there
lived the beautiful prince Siddhartha.
Siddhartha married the lovely princess
Yasodhara. They lived in a palace of beauty and pleasure.
When Siddhartha saw an old man, he saw
the suffering and became sad.
When Siddhartha saw a sick man, he saw
the suffering and became very sad.
When Siddhartha saw a dead man, he saw
the suffering and became very very sad.
Siddhartha saw a monk with no hair,
a yellow robe and an empty bowl. There he knew what to do.
Siddhartha vowed to save all living
beings from their suffering.He left the palace to become a monk.
Siddhartha traveled near and far to
find the solution. Finally he sat down under a Bodi tree to meditate.
The evil spirit Mara appeared but could
not harm or distract Siddhartha.
Siddhartha became The Buddha. He saw
everything as it is and that everything is connected.
When people saw him they asked: "Are
you a deity?" The Buddha replied: "No. I'm the fully awaken one".
The Buddha loves every living being.
He taught many people for many years.
We call his teachings the Dharma. Through
the Dharma The Buddha teaches us how to be always happy.
Many people liked The Buddha and the
Dharma very much. They followed him and became his Sangha.
The Buddha send out the Sangha to tell
everybody about the Dharma and how to be happy.
When you want to be happy The Buddha,
the Dharma and the Sangha are there for you!
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