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The Sermon at Benares — English (Language & Literature) STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10English (Language & Literature)The Sermon at Benares3 Marks
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What were the sights that moved and shocked Gautama?
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Prince Gautama had been deliberately shielded from all the sufferings of the world. One day he chanced upon a sick man, then an aged man, and then a funeral procession. Finally, he saw a monk begging for alms. These sights moved him. He went out into the world to seek solution of all these sufferings. He wanted to seek enlightenment.

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