CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE SERMON AT BENARES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ cannot bring the dead back to life (with reference to the chapter ‘The Sermon at Benares’)?
A
Prayers
B
Grieving
C
Blaming God
D
Struggling
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Gautama Buddha, the world is affected by suffering, death, and decay. Therefore, the wise do not mourn, knowing the terms of the world. Nobody can get peace of mind by weeping or mourning. Rather his pain will increase and his body will suffer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Que 53: What lesson on death and suffering did the Buddha teach Kisa Gotami in the chapter, “The Sermon At Benares”? Answer: Buddha said that death is common to all mortals. Those who are born must die one day.

Detailed explanation-3: -What does Gautama Buddha say about the life and death of human beings? Ans. Gautama Buddha says that the life of human beings in this world is troubled, brief and combined with pain. It is because there is not any means by which those that have been born can avoid dying.

Detailed explanation-4: -The lesson on death and suffering that Buddha taught Kisa Gotami through an activity is that death and suffering are common to all. He said that there was no way by which one could avoid death or suffering. He compared it to an earthen vessel made by a potter, which would sooner or later die.

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