CLASS 10
THE SERMON AT BENARES
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Question
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deer chased by the lion
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dry leaves fallen from trees
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vessels made by the potter
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small boat in the storm
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -He compares life to an earthen pot by saying that just as the pot breaks, life too will end someday. A wise person does not grieve as he knows the truth. Weeping does not bring peace to the mind.
Detailed explanation-3: -As ripe fruits are early in danger of falling, so mortals when born are always in danger of death. As all earthen vessels made by the potter end in being broken, so is the life of mortals.
Detailed explanation-4: -(ii) The earthen vessels made by the potter end in being broken. Similarly, the mortals’ life is shaped. Life ends with the death of the mortals.
Detailed explanation-5: -C. Life of man is compared to earthen vessels as when they are made by the Potter, in the end they break, just like the life of a man which someday comes to an end. “Both young and adult, both those who are fools and those who are wise, all fall in to the power of death; all are subject to death."