Question Answers For All Chapters – Balbharati English Class 6
The Story of Gautama’s Quest
POINTERS
1. Complete the following sentences with reference to the passage:
Answer : (a) Gautama, the Buddha, was born over two thousand five hundred years ago, as Prince Siddharth.
(b) The king was determined to prevent his beloved son from renouncing the world.
(c) For six years did Gautama practise intense asceticism.
(d) He realised that making the body suffer was not the way to enlightenment and truth.
(e) To this day, we venerate this tree as the Bodhi Tree.
2. Write short notes on the following:
(a) Prince Siddharth’s protected life:
Answer : Prince Siddharth lived a very comfortable and protected life. His father, King Shuddhodana, gave him three beautiful palaces, one for each season. He was surrounded by luxury and kept away from anything sad or difficult. The king did this to stop him from leaving the world and becoming a monk.
(b) The ‘four signs’ that Prince Siddharth beheld:
Answer : When Prince Siddharth went out to see his kingdom, he saw four things: an old man, a sick man, a dead man, and a monk. These showed him that life is full of sorrow and that everything changes. This made him think about the meaning of life and suffering.
(c) The message in the vision:
Answer : The vision told Gautama to follow the “middle path.” It said that if a sitar string is too tight, it breaks, and if it is too loose, it makes no sound. This meant he should not make his body suffer too much or live in too much comfort. The middle way was the right way to find truth.
(d) Sujata’s offering:
Answer : Sujata was a kind girl who saw Gautama weak from not eating. She gave him a golden bowl of sweetened milk and rice. He accepted it, and it was his first food after many days. This meal gave him strength and helped him understand that starving himself was not the way to enlightenment.
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