Of those who, overcome by death, depart from life, a father cannot save his son, nor kinsmen
their relations. Mark! while relatives are looking on and lamenting deeply, one by one mortals
are carried off, like an ox that is led to the slaughter. So the world is afflicted with death and
decay, therefore the wise do not grieve, knowing the terms of the world. Not from weeping nor
from grieving will anyone obtain peace of mind; on the contrary, his pain will be the greater and
his body will suffer. He will make himself sick and pale, yet the dead are not saved by his
lamentation. He who seeks peace should draw out the arrow of lamentation, and complaint, and
grief.”
i. The ‘he’ who will make himself pale is:
a) The one who is dead
b) The one who is lamenting
c) The one who is wise
d) The one who isn’t lamenting
ii. Choose the option that lists the set of statements that are NOT TRUE according to the
given extract.
1. Kisa Gotami is not speaking these lines.
2. The terms of the world are irrelevant.
3. Weeping and grieving won’t cause disarray.
4. There is a hope for the dead to obtain peace.
a) 2, 3, 4
b) 1, 2, 3
c) 1, 3, 4
d) 1, 3, 6
Answers
The correct answers for the given questions are as follows:-
i. The ‘he’ who will make himself pale is:
b) The one who is lamenting
(A person who laments and cries over the death of an individual will not make any difference, instead only make himself sick and pale)
ii. Choose the option that lists the set of statements that are NOT TRUE according to the given extract.
1. Kisa Gotami is not speaking these lines.
2. The terms of the world are irrelevant.
3. Weeping and grieving won’t cause disarray.
4. There is hope for the dead to obtain peace.
a) 2, 3, 4
(These were sermons of Buddha: the terms of the world are indeed relevant if we follow them correctly, weeping and grieving is not fruitful for anyone, it only causes disarray, and peace can be obtained perfectly after the death of the individual)
Explanation:
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