CLASS 10
THE SERMON AT BENARES
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Question
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They should be fresh
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They should be from a home where no one ever died
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They should be in the whole form
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The second time Kita Gotami went from house to house looking for a handful of mustard seeds. She was asked by Buddha to get a handful of mustard seeds from a house where no one had lost a child, husband, parent, or friend. She could not get the seeds as there was not a single house where no one had died.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Buddha wanted the grieving woman to learn a lesson. So, he asked her to bring a handful of mustard seeds from a family. The mustard-seed must be taken from a house where no one had lost a child, a husband or a friend. Poor Gotami went from house to house begging for a handful of mustard seeds.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kisa Gotami goes from door to door but is not able to find a single house where death has not taken a beloved family member away. She does not get a handful of mustard seeds as death is inevitable and anyone who is born is bound to die one day.
Detailed explanation-4: -Someone told her to talk to Sakyamuni, Buddha, who then asked her to procure a handful of mustard seeds. This raised hope in Gotami’s heart that her son could be revived. But the condition imposed by Sakyamuni was that the seeds should be brought from a house where people had not lost a loved one to death.