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Q. What was the language used to compose the Vedas ?
Answer:
The "Vedic Sanskrit" was the language used to compose the vedas.
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Q. What was Buddha trying to teach the sorrowing mother ?
Answer:
Buddha was trying to tell the sorrowing mother that death will come to all. No one can escape death. All households have faced the deaths in their families.
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Q. How did the beggar convince the sages to share their food with him ?
Answer:
The beggar convinced the sages that all people are part of the universal soul. i.e., god and he is also a part of the universal soul. If the sages refuse food to the beggar, they are refusing it to the god. So the sages shared their food with him.
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Q. In what ways was the system of ashrams different from life in sangha. What are the varnas mentioned here ? Were all four varnas allowed participate in the system of ashrams.
Answer:
Sangha :
- In the sangha, all people were allowed to join, whether women or slaves. They had to take permission from their parents, husbands or masters respectively.
- The members were expected to lead a life of celibacy once they join the sangha.
- The members had to be on the move, preaching and teaching the people, except during the rainy season.
- The members had to go out and beg for food.
Ashram :
- Only brahmins, Kshatriyas and vaishyas were expected to follow the ashrams. Shudras were not allowed. Women had to follow the ashram of their husbands.
- One of the ashramas was the grihastha ashrama, when they had to marry and live as a householder.
- The first two ashramas, the brahamcharya and grihastha, were spent at home.
- They lived in the family for the first two sages and there was no need to beg.
The four varnas are the Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas. The fourth were the Shudras. Only Brahmin, Kshatriya and Vaishya men were expected to follow the ashramas.
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Q. Imagine you want to go to listen to one of the preachers who lived about 2500 years. Describe your conversation with your parents as you try to persuade them to let you go.
Answer:
I : Father, I wish to listen to the sermon which will be delivered by Lord Mahavira.
Father : You are too young to hear the religious discourses.
I : But father he does not give religious sermons. He mainly tells about the way of life.
Father : If you are so keen to hear him, tell me one thing about him.
I : He tells about ahimsa or non-injury. We should kill any animal for food. I want to know more about him. Father, you have not heard the pitful cries of the animals, when they are killed.
Father : If, my child you are so keen to go then we will go with you.
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1. Describe the ways in which the Buddha tried to spread his message to the people.
Answer:
Buddha tried to spread his message to the people in the following ways :
- Buddha taught in the language of the people, Prakrit, so that everyone could understand his message.
- He spent his life in travelling on foot, going from place to place, teaching people, till he passed away at Kushinagar.
- He also encouraged people to think for themselves, rather than to simply accept what he say.
2. Write whether true or false :
(a) The Buddha encouraged animal sacrifices.
(b) Sarnath is important because it was the place where Buddha taught for the first time.
(c) The Buddha taught that karma has no effect on our lives.
(d) The buddha attained enlightment at Bodh Gaya.
(e) Upanishadic thinkers believed that atman and braman were ultimately ones.
Answer:
(a) False
(b) True
(c) False
(d) True
(e) True
3. What were the questions that upnishadic thinkers wanted to answer ?
Answer:
The questions which upnishadic thinkers wanted to answer were :
- They wanted to know about life after death.
- They wanted to know why sacrifices should be performed.
- They believed that there was something permanent in the universe that would last even after death. They described this as 'atman' or individual soul.
- They believed that ultimately both the atman and the brahman were one.
4. What were the main teachings of Mahavira ?
Answer:
The main teachings of Mahavira are :
- Men and women who wished to know the truth must leave their homes.
- They must strictly follow the rules of ahimsa, which means not hurting or killing living beings.
- To all things life is dear.
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5. Why do you think Angha's mother wanted her to know the story of Buddha ?
Answer:
Angha's mother wanted her to know about the story of Buddha because she was going on a school trip to Varanasi. Varanasi has many places like Sarnath, which are closely related to the life of Buddha. It would have enriched her knowledge about one of the greatest teacher and preacher of ancient times.
6. Do you think it would have been easy for slaves to join the sangha ? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
Those who wanted to join the sangha had to take permission of their parents or their masters. If the slave wanted to joinsangha, they had to take the permission of their masters. The masters would not give permission easily, because the slaves worked very hard and did not get any wages. So, it was difficult for the slaves to join the sangha.
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7. Make a list of at least five ideas and questions mentioned in this lesson. Choose three from the list and discuss why you think that they are important even today.
Answer:
The five ideas are :
- Life is full of sufferings.
- People should be kind to others and respect all lives.
- People were taught in their own language.
- Some people wanted to know about life after death.
- People should lead simple lives
8. Find out more about men and women who renounce the world today. Where do they live, what kinds of clothes do they wear, what do they eat ? Why do they renounce the world ?
Answer:
Mother Teresa was one such lady who gave up worldly pleasure and decided to serve humanity. She had become a nun at very early age. The sufferings of the people, especially the people affected by leprosy, made her serve humanity. She started many homes, where the sick, old and infants were looked after. She wore simple clothes, a white cotton saree with a blue border and ate the same food as others.