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The Sermon at Benares

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 10 · English

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1. Background of the Buddha

  • Gautama Buddha began life as Prince Siddhartha Gautama in northern India.
  • At twelve, he was sent away for schooling in Hindu sacred scriptures and returned four years later to marry a princess.
  • He lived as royalty for ten years with his wife and son before seeing the four sights: a sick man, an aged man, a funeral procession, and a monk begging for alms.
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2. Kisa Gotami’s grief and search for medicine

  • Kisa Gotami had only one son, and he died.
  • In her grief, she carried the dead child from neighbour to neighbour asking for medicine.
  • People told her, 'She has lost her senses. The boy is dead.'
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3. The sermon and its message

  • The Buddha teaches that life is troubled, brief, and full of pain.
  • All beings are subject to death, whether young or old, wise or foolish.
  • No relative can save another person from death.
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4. Literary and thematic importance

  • The story is both narrative and teaching.
  • The Buddha’s wisdom is shown through simple actions and direct speech.
  • The chapter uses a moral example to teach acceptance.

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Siddhartha Gautama was born asAfter seven days under the peepalKisa Gotami had only one sonThe Buddha asked Kisa GotamiThe Buddha teaches that all beings

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