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The Sermon at Benares Extra Questions and Answers Short Answer Type, Question 1., , How did Gautama came to be known as the Buddha?, , Answer:, , Siddhartha Gautama wandered for seven years and finally sat down under a Peepal tree till he, got enlightenment. After seven days of enlightenment, he renamed the ‘Bodhi Tree’ and began, to teach and to share his new understanding and came to be known as the Buddha., , Question 2., Why did prince Siddhartha leave the palace and became a beggar?, Answer:, , While out hunting prince Siddhartha chanced upon a sick man, an aged man and then a funeral, procession and he also saw a monk begging. He realised that world is full of sorrow so he left, the palace in the search of enlightenment., , Question 3.How did Buddha get enlightenment?, Answer:, , Siddhartha Gautama wandered for seven years and finally sat down under a Peepal tree till he, got enlightenment. After seven days of enlightenment, he renamed the ‘Bodhi Tree’ and began, to teach and to share his new understanding and came to be known as the Buddha., , Question 4., Why did the Buddha choose Benares to preach his first sermon?, Answer:, , The Buddha preached his first sermon at the city of Benares. This city is regarded as the most, holy of the dipping places of the River Ganga. That sermon has been preserved. It reflects the, Buddha’s wisdom about one kind of suffering which cannot be understood., , Question 5., , Why did Kisa Gotami go from house to house?

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Answer:, , Kisa Gotami was a lady who lived in Benares. Her only son had died and she could not’bear it., She went from house to house to cure his dead son. Someone told him about the Buddha and, she reached him to cure his dead son., , Question 6., What was the basic idea of the Buddha’s preaching?, Answer:, , The basic idea of the Buddha’s preaching was that death is the ultimate truth of life. It is that, every living being has to die one day. No one can escape from death. Grief cannot console, anyone. We must accept this universal truth.