. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions- (10)
Gautam Buddha was journeying through kosala region. He was warned not to pass
through the deep jungle, as it was the den of a famous robber chief, Angulimala. He was the
terror of the whole countryside. He had committed many murders. All attempt to capture him
failed. So the continued his crimes unpunished. The people of kosala pleaded with the
Buddha not to expose himself to the dangers of robber’s territory.
But Gautam Buddha knew no far. The warning of the people of kosala did not affect
him he made his way into the jungle. Anhulimala was determined to kill the intruder. But
when he saw the Buddha, calm and self- possessed, and heard his words of kindness, the
robber hesitated. His arm which had been uplifted to bill fell helpless by his side. His wrath
cooled down and he knelt before Buddha. He confessed his became disciple of Buddha.
Everyone was astonished. The robber became a monk. His past was forgotten and became
respected everyone.
Q1) Why did people of kosala warm the Buddha not to go into the jungle?
Q2) Why was Angulimala considered to be a lesson?
Q3) Why he hesitated to kill Buddha?
Q4) What transformation took place in the robber’s life.
Q5) Why he decided to leave his past?
Answers
Answer:
1.Gautama Buddha was warned by the people of Kosala not to pass through the jungle because of a famous robber chief, Angulimala was considered the terror, murderer and inhuman of the whole countryside.
2.Peace generates from deep within. It generates from the Being to the mind and from the mind to the environment. It was said that wherever Buddha was teaching for upto 20 miles all around that place, there never used to be violence and things used to be very calm and very peaceful. There is a story of Buddha’s time.
3.Buddha was self-possessed and calm. Angulimala listened to his kind words and hesitated to kill him.
4.The deep understanding of the abominable practice of apartheid and the keen desire for freedom for all his people brought about a transformation in him: from a frightened young man, he became a brave freedom fighter; from a law-abiding attorney, he became a rebel criminal.
5.Everyone was astonished. The robber became a monk. His past was forgotten and became respected everyone.
1. because there was the den of a famous robber chief, Angulimala.he has committed many murders.
3.when he saw the Buddha, calm and self-possessed, and heard his words of kindness, the robber hesitated
4. He confessed his became disciple of Buddha.
The robber became a Monk
5. After listeaning buddha's words of kindness.