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 wanted to meet Buddha
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She wanted her dead son alive
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She wanted to attain enlightenment
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kisa Gotami was devastated by the death of her son and she went from door to door, seeking help. 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kisa Gotami had an only son, and he died. In her grief she carried the dead child to all her neighbours, asking them for medicine, and the people said, “She has lost her senses.