Class 10 – English - Sermon at Benares – Questions & Answers Book First Flight

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Sermon at Benares – Questions & Answers

(Class 10 – First Flight)

1. Question: Who was Gautama Buddha and what was his early life like?
Answer:
Gautama Buddha was born as a prince. He lived a life of luxury but was deeply troubled by the suffering of people.
गौतम बुद्ध का जन्म एक राजकुमार के रूप में हुआ था। वे ऐश्वर्यपूर्ण जीवन जीते थे, लेकिन लोगों के दुःख से बहुत विचलित रहते थे।

2. Question: What made Gautama Buddha leave his home?
Answer:
The sight of sickness, old age, death, and a monk made him realize that life is full of suffering, so he left his home in search of truth.
बीमारी, बुढ़ापा, मृत्यु और एक साधु को देखकर उन्हें जीवन के दुःख का बोध हुआ और सत्य की खोज में उन्होंने घर छोड़ दिया।

3. Question: How did Gautama Buddha attain enlightenment?
Answer:
After years of meditation and self-control, Gautama attained enlightenment under a peepal tree at Bodh Gaya.
वर्षों के ध्यान और आत्मसंयम के बाद बोधगया में पीपल के वृक्ष के नीचे गौतम को ज्ञान प्राप्त हुआ।

4. Question: What was the first sermon of Buddha about?
Answer:
His first sermon at Benares was about the reality of suffering and the path to overcome it.
बनारस में दिया गया उनका पहला उपदेश जीवन के दुःख और उससे मुक्ति के मार्ग के बारे में था।

5. Question: Who was Kisa Gotami and why did she come to Buddha?
Answer:
Kisa Gotami was a woman whose only son had died. She came to Buddha to seek a cure to bring her son back to life.
कीसा गोतमी एक महिला थी जिसका इकलौता पुत्र मर गया था। वह अपने बेटे को जीवित करने के लिए बुद्ध के पास आई।

6. Question: What task did Buddha give to Kisa Gotami?
Answer:
Buddha asked her to bring a handful of mustard seeds from a house where no one had ever died.
बुद्ध ने उसे ऐसे घर से सरसों के दाने लाने को कहा जहाँ कभी किसी की मृत्यु न हुई हो।

7. Question: What did Kisa Gotami learn from her search?
Answer:
She realized that death is universal and no family is free from it.
उसे यह समझ आया कि मृत्यु अटल है और कोई भी परिवार इससे अछूता नहीं है।

8. Question: What message did Buddha convey through Kisa Gotami’s story?
Answer:
Buddha taught that attachment causes sorrow and one must accept death as a part of life.
बुद्ध ने सिखाया कि मोह दुःख का कारण है और मृत्यु को जीवन का हिस्सा मानकर स्वीकार करना चाहिए।

9. Question: What does Buddha say about human suffering?
Answer:
Buddha says that human suffering is unavoidable, but wisdom and detachment can help overcome sorrow.
बुद्ध कहते हैं कि मानव जीवन में दुःख अनिवार्य है, लेकिन ज्ञान और वैराग्य से दुःख पर विजय पाई जा सकती है।

10. Question: Why is “Sermon at Benares” important as a lesson?
Answer:
The lesson teaches universal truths of life, death, suffering, and the need for detachment.
यह पाठ जीवन, मृत्यु, दुःख और वैराग्य जैसे सार्वभौमिक सत्यों की शिक्षा देता है।

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