CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -He thought only the Sakyamuni, the Buddha was the most appropriate physician to cure her son. 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Accordingly, she could not find any house where nobody has died.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gautam Buddha wanted kisa Gautami to understand that all men and women are mortals and mortals are destined to die. Lamentation and grieving cannot bring a dead person back to life. Thus she should stop lamenting and grieving the death of her son. Overcoming sorrow makes a person free from sorrow.

Detailed explanation-4: -Buddha asked her to bring a handful of mustard seeds from a house where no death had occurred. But she could not find such a house. The Buddha told Kisa Gotami that the life of mortals is troubled and brief. Those who are born can’t avoid dying.