The Sermon at Benaras Part 1

What was Gautama Buddha's early name?

• Sidhha
• Sadhu
• Siddhartha
• Sidhanth

What moved him to seek out enlightenment?

• a sick man
• an aged man
• a monk begging
• all of the above

For how many years did he wander?

• 7
• 8
• 9
• 6

Where did he vow to stay until his enlightenment came?

• his palace
• under peepal tree
• under banyan tree
• under a tree

What did he name the tree?

• Bodhi tree
• Buddha tree
• Gautama tree
• Siddhartha tree

Which seed did Buddha ask Kisa to bring?

• Pumpkin seeds
• Mustard seeds
• Sunflower seeds
• Seesame seeds

What was the condition imposed upon the source of the seeds?

• to be borrowed from a man
• to be borrowed from a woman
• to be borrowed from a child
• None of the above

How did Kisa feel at first on being unable to find such seeds?

• weary
• hopeless
• Motivated
• Both A and B

What did the flickering lights made her realise?

• she is being selfish
• death is common to all
• men are mortals
• all of the above

What did Buddha tell her about life?

• It is troubled
• It is brief
• combined with pain
• all of the above