CLASS 10
THE SERMON AT BENARES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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handful of mustard seeds
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handful of poppy seeds
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handful of sesame seeds
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What did Buddha ask Kisa•Gotami to bring? Ans. Buddha asked Gotami to bring a handful of mustard seeds from a house where no one had died.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gautama Buddha asks Kisa Gotami to procure a handful of mustard seeds from a house where death has never knocked at the door.
Detailed explanation-3: -He wanted her to the see truth of life and death and accept the destiny of human being. He asked her to bring a handful of mustard seeds from a house where no one had ever died to show her that death is common to all.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Buddha told her that he could bring the child back to life if she could find white mustard seeds from a family where no one had died. She desperately went from house to house, but to her disappointment, she could not find a house that had not suffered the death of a family member.
Detailed explanation-5: -Kisa Gotami requested Gautama Buddha to give her the medicine that would cure her son. The Buddha replied that he wanted a handful of mustard-seed which must be taken from a house where no one had lost a child, husband, parent or friend.