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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : The Buddha preached his first sermon at the city of Benares, most holy of the dipping places on the River Ganges. that sermon has been preserved and is given here. It reflects the Buddha's wisdom about one inscrutable kind of suffering.1. What did Gautama do after getting enlightenment?a. Buddha began to teach and share his new understandings with the common people.b. Buddha began to share and teach how to steal from common people.c. Buddha began to teach and share his new fashion with the common people.d. Buddha began to teach and share his ideologies with the common people.2. What does Buddha's first sermon reflect? How was he known as then?a. Buddha's first sermon reflects that we should love everyone. He was known as good person.b. Buddha's first sermon reflects Buddha's wisdom about one inscrutable kind of suffering, death.As he started preaching, he was known as Buddha, meaning, the awakened or the enlightened one.c. Buddha's first sermon reflects that we should beat everyone. He was known as bad person.d. Buddha's first sermon reflects that we should cheat everyone. He was known as con man.3. Where did Buddha preach his first sermon?a. Buddha preached his first sermon at Bombayb. Buddha preached his first sermon at Bodh Gaya.c. Buddha preached his first sermon at Benares.d. Buddha preached his first sermon at Calcutta.4. What did the Buddha preach to the people?a. Buddha preached that how we should be truthful.b. Buddha preached that how we should follow one God.c. Buddha preached that how we should steal and do bad things.d. Buddha said that death is common to all mortals. You cannot avoid it. No amount of lamenting and weeping can bring back the dead. To obtain peace of mind, overcome all sorrows.5. Why was the Gautama known as the Buddha?a. Gautama sat under a Pipal tree until he attained enlightenment. After K days he began to teach and share his new understandings. So he came to be known as Buddha (the Awakened or Enlightened).b. Gautama was very intelligent and wise that is why he was known as Buddha.c. Gautama was a cheater and a liar that is why he was known as Buddha.d. Gautama was a con man that is why he was known as Buddha. |
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Answer» 1. a. Buddha began to teach and share his new understandings with the common people. 2. b. Buddha's first sermon reflects Buddha's wisdom about one inscrutable kind of suffering, death.As he started preaching, he was known as Buddha, meaning, the awakened or the enlightened one. 3. c. Buddha preached his first sermon at Benares. 4. d. Buddha said that death is common to all mortals. You cannot avoid it. No amount of lamenting and weeping can bring back the dead. To obtain peace of mind, overcome all sorrows. 5. a. Gautama sat under a Pipal tree until he attained enlightenment. After K days he began to teach and share his new understandings. So he came to be known as Buddha (the Awakened or Enlightened). |
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