CLASS 10
THE SERMON AT BENARES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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she is being selfish
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death is common to all
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men are mortals
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Buddha asked her to find a house where no one had lost a loved one, but Kisa was unable to find any such house. She then saw the flickering lights of city and realised that people’s lives are similar to these lights which rise and then extinguish. In this way, she realised that life and death is a normal process.
Detailed explanation-2: -Seeing the lights flickering up and extinguishing, she realized that the fate of men is such that they live and die. She had now understood that death is common to all.
Detailed explanation-3: -A ripe fruit fears the danger of falling.
Detailed explanation-4: -8) Buddha gave the name the tree as: Go tree.
Detailed explanation-5: -“The World is afflicted with death and decay, therefore the wise do not grieve, knowing the terms of the world”.