CLASS 10
THE SERMON AT BENARES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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an aged man
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a sick man
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a monk begging
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: A shield is a thing which protects us from the damage in a fight. In this text it refers to the prince prevented himself from the sufferings.
Detailed explanation-2: -However, at age 29, Siddhartha, with his charioteer, went out of the protected palace grounds and, for the first time, encountered suffering, which he understood to be an inevitable part of life. He saw four sights: a man bent with old age, a person afflicted with sickness, a corpse, and a wandering ascetic.
Detailed explanation-3: -He was shielded from all suffering as he led a privileged and luxurious lifestyle. It was only when he was twenty five years old that he encountered suffering while going for a hunting trip as he came across a sick person, an old person and a funeral procession.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Siddhartha Gautama was a prince who was protected from the sufferings of the world. At the age of twenty-five, he came across a sick man, an aged man, a funeral procession and a monk begging for alms.