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Why Did the Buddha Choose Benares to Preach His First Sermon?

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प्रश्न

Why did the Buddha choose Benares to preach his first sermon?

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उत्तर

Buddha selected Benares to preach his first sermon because it is one of the most holy places situated on the banks of River Ganges where people come to bath in the holy river.

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The Sermon at Benares
  या प्रश्नात किंवा उत्तरात काही त्रुटी आहे का?
2014-2015 (March) All India Set 1

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Answer the following question in 80 − 100 words :

Through 'The Sermon at Benares', the Buddha preached that death is inevitable and we need to overcome the suffering and pain that follows.

Based on your reading of the lesson, write how one should cope with the death of a loved one.


When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house. What does she ask for? Does she get it? Why not?


Why do you think Kisa Gotami understood this only the second time? In what way did the Buddha change her understanding?


How do you usually understand the idea of ‘selfishness’? Do you agree with Kisa Gotami that she was being ‘selfish in her grief’?


Attempt the following question in 100-150 words:

Describe the journey of Siddhartha Gautama becoming the Buddha.


Answer the following question  in 30-40 words :
How did Kisa Gotami realize that life and death is a normal process?


What is the significance of the Buddha’s request for a handful of mustard seeds and the addition of a condition to it?


“Not from weeping nor from grieving will anyone obtain peace of mind"

If you had to use the message of the given quote from the Buddha’ssermon (The Sermon at Benares) to help the boy cope with the loss of his ball and what it signifies (The Ball Poem), what would you include in your advice?

Also, evaluate why it might be difficult for him to understand the notion.


How does Buddha bring about a different perspective in Kisa Gotami's understanding of life?


What did Kisa Gotami do after the death of her only son?


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