John Trimble in his Chapter 7 of Writing with Styl
6.9 Three-Paragraph Writing Assignment
Q How is it that ancient peoples were instructed to morally better themselves through religious or philosophical literature? Draw from at least three specific examples.
The life of Buddha is the epitome of the holistic approach of Buddhism or Buddhist practice. Siddhartha’s clan illustrates his lineage in the dynasty of King Suddhodana. Siddhartha’s life started as the other household person who had wife and son. The daily monotony somehow choked him inside and he ventured out in the surrounding in quest of something meaningful. The religious path Siddhartha chose right after the realization of mortal life and its inconsistency of life made him to leave the material life forever.