CLASS 10
THE SERMON AT BENARES
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Question
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Kisa Gotami was in grief because she lost her job.
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Kisa Gotami was in grief because her only son had died
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Kisa Gotami was in grief because her husband had died.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kisa Gomathi was sad because she lost her only son she could not control her pain of losing her only son out of grief she her mind was unable to accept her only son’s death. She carried her dead son to all her neighbors asking for medicine to save her son.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Kisa Gotami was sad because her only son had died. In her hour of grief, she went from house to house in search of a medicine to cure him. She had become selfish in wanting her son back.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to Kisa Gotami, the greatest grief of life is the death of loved ones and one’s inability to stop them from dying. So, instead of lamenting on it, the wise shouldn’t grieve. Grief will only increase the pain and disturb the peace of mind of a person.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kisa Gautami was deeply saddened by the death of her only son. She went to Buddha with her son. She said to the Buddha, “Give me the medicine that will cure my son.” Then the Buddha replied I want a handful of mustard seeds but take the mustard seeds from a house where no child, husband, parent or friend has died.
Detailed explanation-5: -Kisa Gotami was the wife of a wealthy man of Savatthi. Her story is one of the most famous ones in Buddhism. After losing her only child, Kisa Gotami became desperate and asked if anyone could help her. Her sorrow was so great that many thought she had lost her mind.