Question

Answer the following question in about 40-50 words:

What did Buddha say about death and suffering? Explain this with reference to the story ‘A Sermon at Benaras’.

Answer 1

‘A Sermon at Benares’ depicts Buddha teaching that pain and death are unavoidable. Kisa Gotami illustrates the universality of pain via his story. She discovers that no family is immune to loss. Buddha emphasizes that the path to serenity is acceptance of mortality and disengagement from worldly attachments, which enables one to face grief with insight.