In the lesson ‘The Sermon at Benaras’ you were asked to find out the meaning of ‘sermon’. The meanings are given below but these are in different contexts: • a talk on a religious or moral subject • a long or monotonous piece of admonition or caution or a warning, a lecture. (a) Discuss with your classmates the context to which the present text belongs. (b) What could be the examples for the different context according to you? (c) When your parents or elders say something, you say, "Oh, not again!" When do you say so and why?
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kisa gotami lost her only child.. she forgot the law of nature that everyone who have come in world will leave the world one day....
The meaning of The Sermon at Benaras is a talk on a religious or moral subject.
Explanation:
In the lesson The Sermon at Benaras, The Buddha preached his first sermon at city of Benaras. The city of Benaras is a holy place that reside on the banks of river Ganga. His sermon is about the sufferings for the death of loved one. People does not understand that death is common to all. One day all will die. In this sermon he talks about a mom and son.
Kisa Gotami lost her only child. Through, Kisa Gotami Buddha wanted to tell everyone death is common to all. When parents repeatedly say something to children they will say "Oh, not again".