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Chapter 8: The Sermon at Benares
📖 Prose
Class 10
✍️ Betty Renshaw
NCERT First Flight
📖 Chapter Summary
This chapter tells the story of Buddha's first sermon at Benares and the story of Kisa Gotami, a grieving mother. Buddha asked her to bring mustard seeds from a house where no one had died. Kisa Gotami realised that death is universal and found peace. The chapter teaches that death is inevitable and grief cannot bring back the dead.
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Oral Comprehension Check
4 Q
Q1.
Why did Kisa Gotami grieve?
Ans: Her only son had died and she could not accept his death.
Q2.
What did Buddha ask Kisa Gotami to do?
Ans: Bring mustard seeds from a house where no one had ever died.
Q3.
What did Kisa Gotami learn?
Ans: Death is common to all and no one can escape it.
Q4.
Why did Buddha choose the mustard seed task?
Ans: To show that death comes to every house.
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Thinking about the Text
2 Q
Q1.
What is the message of Buddha's sermon?
Ans: Life and death are inevitable. Grief cannot bring back the dead.
Q2.
How did Kisa Gotami finally attain peace?
Ans: By realising death is universal — everyone goes through the same pain.
❓ Important Questions
Q1. Why did Buddha choose the mustard seed task?
To make Kisa Gotami realise death comes to every house — she is not alone.
Q2. What is the significance of Benares in Buddhism?
Buddha gave his first sermon there after enlightenment.
📄 Previous Year Questions (PYQ)
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Q1. How did Kisa Gotami's attitude change after meeting Buddha?
She realised the universality of death and accepted her loss.
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Q2. What did Buddha say about grief?
Grief increases suffering; one must accept death to find peace.
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Q3. Main theme of the chapter?
The universality of death and acceptance to overcome grief.
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Buddha gave his first sermon at Benares after enlightenment.
बुद्ध ने ज्ञान प्राप्ति के बाद बनारस में पहला उपदेश दिया।
Kisa Gotami was a grieving mother.
किसा गौतमी एक शोकग्रस्त माँ थी।
She asked Buddha for medicine to bring her son back.
उसने बुद्ध से बेटे को वापस लाने की दवा माँगी।
Buddha sent her to find mustard seeds from a house where no one had died.
बुद्ध ने उसे ऐसे घर से सरसों के दाने लाने को कहा जहाँ कोई नहीं मरा।
She realised that death is universal.
उसे समझ आया कि मृत्यु सार्वभौमिक है।
Grief is common to all.
शोक सभी के लिए सामान्य है।