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1. About one in five of all the people in the world follow the teachings of the Buddha
who lived about 2,000 years ago.(He was born in 563 BC.) 'The Buddha' is a title,
nof a name. It means the enlightened one' or 'the one who knows'. The Buddha's
real name was Siddhartha. He was the son of a Sakya king in northern India. He and
his family were all Hindus and belonged to the Gautama clan.
2. Gautama Siddhartha was brought up in luxury. He lived in his father's palace and saw
nothing of the outside world antil he was a young man. Then one day, accompanied
by his charioteer Channa, Prince Siddhartha went round the city. On his way, he saw
some sights that he had never seen before. First, he saw a man who was very old and
was bent with age. Then he saw a man who was suffering from a terrible disease,
possibly leprosy. And then he saw a dead man who was being taken to the cremation
ground. These sights made the Prince very sad.
3. Now a complete change came in Gautam Siddhartha's life. He was filled with a
longing to find the cause and cure of human suffering. He wanted to find the true
meaning of life and help his fellow men. Although he was married and had a baby
son, he left his home in search of truth. He was then only 28.
4. First of all, Gautama went to two Hinda priests. He wanted to know from them the
cause of human suffering. But the priests could not give him any satisfactory answers
Now Gautama tried to live the life of an ascetic. For six years, he tortured himself so
that he could become indifferent to any kind of pain. He was reduced to a mere
skeleton But eventually, he realised that all this foolish and useless. Now he sat in
deep meditation under a bo tree near Gaya (in Bihar). Here at last, he attained
Enlightenment and foned the answers to his questions. He was then 35 years old
On the basis of your understanding of the passage answer the following questions:
(1x12=12Marks)
1. About
in five of all the people in the world follow the teachings of the
Buddha
(pel)
(a) two (b)four (c)one (d)five
2. The Buddha was born in
(a) 547BC
(b)563BC (453BC (d)654BC
3. Channa was Prince Siddhartha's
(a) son (b)brother (c)friend (d)charioteer
4. Gautama was filled with the
to find the cause and cure of human
suffering
(a) longing (b)anger (c)guir (d)sadness
5. Why did Gautama go to the Hinda priests?
(a) to find the cause of human suffering
(b) to end human suffering
(c) to understand the nature of God
(d) to find out more about death
6. Why did Gautanu start living the life of an ascetic?
(a) to become indifferent to pain
(b) to understand the universe
(c) to conquer death
(d) to know his future
7. How did Gautama find the answers to his questions?
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his family were all Hindus and belonged to the Gautama clan.
2. Gautama Siddhartha was brought up in luxury. He lived in his father's palace and saw
nothing of the outside world antil he was a young man. Then one day, accompanied
by his charioteer Channa, Prince Siddhartha went round the city.
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About one in five of all the people in the world follow the teachings of the Buddha
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