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Short Answer Type Questions, 1. What do you know about the early life of Buddha?, Ans. The early life of Buddha was filled with royal pleasure, and happiness. Lord Buddha was born in a royal family as, Siddhartha Gautama. At the age of twelve, he was sent, away for schooling in Hindu sacred scriptures. Four years, later, he got married to a princess and had a son., 2. What was the effect of observing the sufferings of, the world on Buddha?, Ans. The sights of suffering sick man, old man, funeral process, and a beggar had a deep impact on Buddha. He was so, affected by the sufferings that he at once left his royal life, in search of enlightenment and an understanding of the, world around him., 3. What did the Buddha do after he had attained, enlightenment?, Ans. After the Buddha had attained enlightenment, he started, teaching and sharing his new understandings. He spread, his preachings far and wide so that people could come to, know the truth. He wanted people to understand the, world so that they could live peacefully., 4. When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to, house. What does she ask for? Does she get it? Why, NCERT, not?, Ans. When Kisa Gotami's son died, she went from house to, house, and asked for some medicine that would cure her, child., No, she did not get it because her child was dead and, no medicine could have brought him back to life.

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5. Kisa Gotami again goes from house to house after, she speaks with the Buddha. What does she ask for,, the second time around? Does she get it? Why not?, NCERT, Ans. After talking to Lord Buddha, Kisa Gotami again went, house to house to get mustard seed from a family wherein, no one has died., No, Kisa Gotami could not get anything because there is, no person or family in the world wherein there has been, no death. Everyone has faced the loss of a beloved, member., 6. What does Kisa Gotami understand the second time, that she failed to understand the first time? Was this, what the Buddha wanted her to understand? NCERT, Ans. Kisa Gotami understood the second time that death is, common to all. She understood that she was being selfish, in her grief. There was no house where some beloved had, not died., Yes, this was what the Buddha wanted her to understand.

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8. How did Kisa Gotami realise that life and death is a, CBSE 2016,2019, process?, Ans. Kisa Gotami realised that life and death is a normal, process when she went from house to house but was, unable to find one house where nobody had died. It was, when she sat down that she realised that death is common, to everyone. Those who are born will die one day., 9. According to Buddha, who are wise men?, Ans. According to Buddha, wise men are those people who never, complain or lament over their loss. They accept the truth, and move on such people are calm and composed. They, lead a blessed and peaceful life., 10. How do you usually understand the idea of, selfishness'? Do you agree with Kisa Gotami that, she was being 'selfish in her grief?, NCERT, Ans. I usually understand the idea of selfishness as being, concerned only about one's own interests. I also, understand it to mean showing complete disregard for, others' interests., Yes, I agree with Kisa Gotami that she was being 'selfish in, her grief'. In her son's death, she was unable to see that, death is something that strikes all living beings.

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Long Answer Type Questions, 1. Describe the journey of Siddhartha Gautama, becoming the Buddha., Ans. Gautama Buddha was born in 563 BC in a royal family, His name was Siddhartha Gautama. At the age of twelve, he was sent away for schooling. He studied all the sacred, Hindu scriptures. At the age of sixteen, he married a, princess and later they had a son. He lived a royal life fo, ten years and was shielded from the sufferings of the, world., Ans, CBSE 2020, However, when he was twenty five, he saw a, then an aged man and a funeral procession. Finally, he, came across a monk begging for alms. This was his first, encounter with the harsh realities of life. These sights, made him so sad that he decided to renounce the worldly, pleasures. He left his family and became a monk. He, went out into the world to seek spiritual knowledge., Siddhartha Gautama wandered for seven years in search, of wisdom and truth. Finally, he sat down under a big, peepal tree to mediate. He vowed to stay there until he, got enlightenment. After seven days, Gautama got, enlightenment. He became known as The Buddha', which means 'enlightened or 'the awakened'. He began, to teach and spread his message of wisdom and truth., sick, man,, 4., Ans., 2. Life is full of trials and tribulations. Kisa Gotami, also passes through a period of grief in her life., How does she behave in those circumstances?, or Why did Gotami go to the Buddha? What lesson, did he teach her?, CBSE 2019, or How did the Buddha make Kisa Gotami realise the, reality of death?, Ans. After the death of Kisa Gotami's only child, she became, very sad. She carried her dead child to her neighbours in, CBSE 2020

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accept the fact that her child is dead. It was then that, order to get medicine to bring him to life. Her neighbours, thought that she had, the fact that her child is dead. It was then that, gone insane as she was unable to, accept, someone suggested her to meet Gautama Buddha., When she met Gautama Buddha, he gave her an exercise, to do. She was asked to collect mustard seeds from a, house where no one had ever died. She went from one, house to another but was unable to find a single house in, the town where no one had died. This, that death is a part of life and anyone who is born is, bound to die one day., Thus, Buddha changed her understanding of death by, this exercise. Buddha told her that only the wise do not, grieve and they accept the reality. Mourning brings only, pain and sufferings to the body. One, who is composed,, way, she realised, of mind and will be free from sorrow and, be blessed. This gave her strength to overcome grief., obtains, peace