CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

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CLASS 10

THE SERMON AT BENARES

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The Buddha preached his first sermon at the city of Benares, most holy of the dipping places on the River Ganges; that sermon has been preserved and is given here. It reflects the Buddha’s wisdom about one inscrutable kind of suffering.Kisa Gotami had an only son, and he died. In her grief she carried the dead child to all her neighbours, asking them for medicine, and the people said, “She has lost her senses.9. According to Buddha, what is an inscrutable kind of suffering?
A
beating
B
hatred
C
loss of a loved one
D
verbal abuse
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The Buddha preached his first sermon at the city of Benares. This city is regarded as the most holy of the dipping places of the River Ganga. That sermon has been preserved. It reflects the Buddha’s wisdom about one kind of suffering which cannot be understood.

Detailed explanation-2: -A popular subject in medieval Buddhist art is the Buddha preaching his first sermon in a deer forest at Sarnath, north of Bodhgaya, where he had experienced enlightenment some weeks prior.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Buddha gave his first sermon at Benares. It is the holiest of places on the hank of the Ganges. His first sermon reflects his wisdom about one kind of suffering, i.e., death. Here the Buddha tells us about the universality of death, which is inevitable and can’t be escaped.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gautama Buddha was born in Kapilavastu near Lumbini in 567 BCE. His father was Suddhodana, a chief of a Kshatriya clan named Sakyas and his mother was Mayadevi or Mahamaya. Q.

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