CLASS 10
THE SERMON AT BENARES
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Question
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A household where there are no children
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A household where no one has ever been sick
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A household where no loved one has died
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A household where there are no elderly people
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Buddha was aware of Kisa Gotami’s grief. 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-3: -When Kisa Gotami’s son died, she went from house to house, asking for medicine that would cure her child. No, she didn’t get it because her child was dead and no medicine could have brought him back to life.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gautama Buddha asks Kisa Gotami to procure a handful of mustard seeds from a house where death has never knocked at the door.