Question

Describe the story of Kisagotami and the message that Buddha tried to convey in this story.

Answer 1

Instructions:
The answer to this question can be broken into 2 main parts:

• Mentioning the story of Kisagotami and
• Mention the message that Buddha tried to convey in this story.

Solution:

• The story of Kisagotami is one of the famous stories of Gautama Buddha, in which Kisagotami’s son passes away.
• After the death of her son, she starts wandering in sorrow and a kind man takes her to Gautama Buddha.
• Gautama Buddha asks her to bring mustard seeds and promises to revive her son if she manages to fulfil the task. He adds that the seeds should belong to a house where none of the family members has died.
• Kisagotami wanders across the village but fails to find a house where none of the family members has died.
• In this story, Gautama Buddha emphasises the inevitable cycle of life and death.