PRASHAtNT KIR
THE SERMON AT BENARES
Growing Up as a Prince:
Once upon atime in North India, there was a prince named
Siddhartha Gautama, who later became Buddha. He lived in a
royal family and had a happy childhood.
Discovering Life's Challenges:
At the age of twelve, Siddhartha was sent to study, got
married, and lived a royal life for ten years. One day, he saw
sickness, old age, death, and a monk who taught him about
life's difficulties. This made Siddhartha curious to find
deeper answers.
The Turning Point:
Realizing that life involves suffering, Siddhartha decided to
leave his royal life to seek wisdom. After finding
enlightenment, he shared his insights in a city called Benares.
A Mother's Pain and Wisdom:
One story he shared was about Kisa Gotami, a mother who
lost her Son. Buddha helped her understand that qrief
wouldn't bring him back. Through a simple task, she realized
the inevitability of life's cycle.
Wisdom for a Happy Life:
Buddha believed that feeling sad and grieving doesn't help.
Knowing and accepting the natural course of life brings true
happiness. The Sermon at Benares showed how understanding
life's realities can free us from
unnecessary pain and
suffering.
, PRASHANT KIRAD
Extract-Based Questions.
1. The Buddha preached his first sermon at the city of Benares,
the most holy of the dippina places on the River Ganges; ThaT
Sermon has been preserved and is given here. It reflects the
Buddha's wisdom about one inscrutable kind of suttering.
Q/A:
a. Name the holiest of the dipping places on the
where the Buddha preached his first River Ganges
Ans: Benares. sermon
b. What does Buddha's
first
Ans: Buddha's wisdom about onesermon reflect?
(c) What did Gautama do after inscrutable kind of suffering.
Ans: After getting enlightenment,getting on light emend?
he began to teach and share his
new
understandings with the common people.
(d) How was he known then?
Ans: As he started preaching, he was
awakened or the enlightened one known Buddha, meaning, the
as
2. Kisa Gotami became weary and
hopeless and sat down at
watching the lights of the city, as they flickered uptheandwayside
extinguished again. At last, the were
darkness of the night reigned
everywhere.
Q/A:
(a) Why do you think Kisa Gotami
Ans: It was because she could not find became weary and hopeless
a house where no one had died.
(b) How many sons did Kisa Gotami have?
Ans: Only one.
(c) What did she notice while sitting at
Ans: She noticed the flickering lights of the wayside?
the city.
(d) What message did she get from the
lights of the city? flickering and extinquishing
Ans: Their lives flicker up and are
extinquished.
THE SERMON AT BENARES
Growing Up as a Prince:
Once upon atime in North India, there was a prince named
Siddhartha Gautama, who later became Buddha. He lived in a
royal family and had a happy childhood.
Discovering Life's Challenges:
At the age of twelve, Siddhartha was sent to study, got
married, and lived a royal life for ten years. One day, he saw
sickness, old age, death, and a monk who taught him about
life's difficulties. This made Siddhartha curious to find
deeper answers.
The Turning Point:
Realizing that life involves suffering, Siddhartha decided to
leave his royal life to seek wisdom. After finding
enlightenment, he shared his insights in a city called Benares.
A Mother's Pain and Wisdom:
One story he shared was about Kisa Gotami, a mother who
lost her Son. Buddha helped her understand that qrief
wouldn't bring him back. Through a simple task, she realized
the inevitability of life's cycle.
Wisdom for a Happy Life:
Buddha believed that feeling sad and grieving doesn't help.
Knowing and accepting the natural course of life brings true
happiness. The Sermon at Benares showed how understanding
life's realities can free us from
unnecessary pain and
suffering.
, PRASHANT KIRAD
Extract-Based Questions.
1. The Buddha preached his first sermon at the city of Benares,
the most holy of the dippina places on the River Ganges; ThaT
Sermon has been preserved and is given here. It reflects the
Buddha's wisdom about one inscrutable kind of suttering.
Q/A:
a. Name the holiest of the dipping places on the
where the Buddha preached his first River Ganges
Ans: Benares. sermon
b. What does Buddha's
first
Ans: Buddha's wisdom about onesermon reflect?
(c) What did Gautama do after inscrutable kind of suffering.
Ans: After getting enlightenment,getting on light emend?
he began to teach and share his
new
understandings with the common people.
(d) How was he known then?
Ans: As he started preaching, he was
awakened or the enlightened one known Buddha, meaning, the
as
2. Kisa Gotami became weary and
hopeless and sat down at
watching the lights of the city, as they flickered uptheandwayside
extinguished again. At last, the were
darkness of the night reigned
everywhere.
Q/A:
(a) Why do you think Kisa Gotami
Ans: It was because she could not find became weary and hopeless
a house where no one had died.
(b) How many sons did Kisa Gotami have?
Ans: Only one.
(c) What did she notice while sitting at
Ans: She noticed the flickering lights of the wayside?
the city.
(d) What message did she get from the
lights of the city? flickering and extinquishing
Ans: Their lives flicker up and are
extinquished.
