CLASS 10
THE SERMON AT BENARES
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Question
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Death is inevitable
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Death is the fate of mankind
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No one can avoid dying & the wise don’t grieve
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kisa Gotami became weary and hopeless after she was unable to get a handful of mustard that could save her son. Sitting at the wayside all alone and seeing the darkness engulfing the place, she realised the truth about the destiny of human beings. She had understood that death is common to all and no one can escape it.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Answer : Kisa Gotami understood that death is common to all and that she was being selfish in her grief. She understood this only the second time because it was then that she found that there was not a single house where some beloved had not died.
Detailed explanation-4: -She could not endure the grief of her only son’s death so she went from house to house in order to get medicine to cure her dead son. When that did not work, she went to Buddha to bring her son back to life. Buddha asked her to bring a handful of mustard seeds from a house where no death had occurred.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.