The Serman at Banaras | Lesson 8 | Class 10th | Questions and Answers |
🔹 Short Answer Type Questions (with Answers)
1. Why did Prince Siddhartha leave the palace and become a beggar?
Prince Siddhartha saw sickness, old age, death, and a monk. These sights made him realise that life is full of suffering. To find a solution to human misery, he left the palace and became a beggar.
2. What do you know about the early life of Buddha?
Buddha was born as Prince Siddhartha in a royal family. He lived a luxurious life, but the sights of human suffering deeply disturbed him and changed his life.
3. Where did the Buddha preach his first sermon?
Buddha preached his first sermon at Benares (Sarnath).
4. What was the effect of the sufferings of the world on Buddha?
The sufferings of people made Buddha think deeply about life and death. He left worldly pleasures to search for truth and enlightenment.
5. Why was Kisa Gotami sad? What did she do in her hour of grief?
Kisa Gotami was sad because her only son had died. In her grief, she went from house to house asking for medicine to bring him back to life.
6. What did Buddha do after he had attained enlightenment?
After enlightenment, Buddha began to preach the truth of life and suffering to people to free them from sorrow.
7. Where and when did Siddhartha become Buddha?
Siddhartha became Buddha at Bodh Gaya, under the Bodhi Tree, after long meditation.
8. Who are referred to as ‘wise’ by Buddha in his sermons?
Those people who understand that life is full of suffering and that death is inevitable are called ‘wise’ by Buddha.
9. How did Buddha teach Kisa Gotami the truth of life?
Buddha asked her to bring mustard seeds from a house where no one had died. She realised that death is common to all and accepted the truth.
10. What sights moved Siddhartha to seek the path of enlightenment?
The sights of a sick man, an old man, a dead body, and a monk moved Siddhartha to seek enlightenment.
11. What did Kisa Gotami learn from the flickering of lights?
She learnt that life is temporary and suffering is unavoidable, just like the flickering of lamps.
12. What was the result of the sights that Siddhartha saw?
The sights made Siddhartha leave his royal life and begin his spiritual journey.
13. What did Buddha ask the girl to bring for curing the child?
Buddha asked her to bring mustard seeds from a house where no one had died.
14. Why do the wise people not grieve as given in the chapter?
Wise people understand that death is natural and unavoidable, so they do not grieve unnecessarily.
🔹 Long Answer Type Questions (with Answers)
1. Why did Kisa Gotami say, “How selfish am I in my grief”?
Kisa Gotami realised that she was thinking only about her own sorrow. When she went from house to house, she found that every family had suffered loss. She understood that death is universal and her grief was not unique.
2. What did Buddha say about the mortals of the world?
Buddha said that all living beings are mortal. Life is full of suffering, and death is inevitable. No one can escape it.
3. How did Siddhartha Gautama get enlightenment? Why did he name the tree ‘Bodhi Tree’?
Siddhartha meditated deeply under a tree at Bodh Gaya. After long meditation, he attained enlightenment. The tree was named ‘Bodhi Tree’ because enlightenment (Bodhi) was achieved there.
4. Why did Kisa Gotami understand Buddha’s message only the second time?
At first, she was blinded by grief. When she realised that death is common in every house, she understood Buddha’s message clearly.
5. Why does Kisa Gotami feel disappointed after going from door to door?
She felt disappointed because she could not find a single house where death had not occurred.
6. Why was Kisa Gotami in so much grief? What did she learn in the end?
She was in grief because her son had died. In the end, she learnt that death is universal and suffering is a part of life.
7. How did Gautam Buddha convince Kisa Gotami that death is unavoidable?
By asking her to collect mustard seeds from a house where no one had died, Buddha made her realise that death happens in every family.
8. What did Kisa Gotami learn about ‘death’?
She learnt that death is natural, unavoidable, and common to all human beings.
9. Why was Kisa Gotami sad? What lesson did she learn in the end?
She was sad due to the death of her son. She learnt that grief cannot bring the dead back and one must accept the truth of life.
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