Arrange in a chronological order the incidents of Siddhartha’s first journey into the world.
(A) He saw a sick man.
(B) He saw a homeless mendicant.
(C) He saw an old man.
(D) He saw a corpse.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (C), (A), (D), (B)
(C) He saw an old man. — the first sight on his first journey into the world outside the palace, which was traumatic for him.
(A) He saw a sick man. — the second sight.
(D) He saw a corpse. — the third sight. He was deeply anguished by these three sights and realised that the decay and destruction of the human body was inevitable.
(B) He saw a homeless mendicant. — the last sight: a mendicant who, it seemed to him, had come to terms with old age, disease and death, and found peace. Siddhartha decided to adopt the same path.
NCERT (2026-27): “4. The Buddha and the Quest for Enlightenment … One day he persuaded his charioteer to take him into the city. His first journey into the world outside was traumatic. He was deeply anguished when he saw an old man, a sick man and a corpse. He realised in that moment that the decay and destruction of the human body was inevitable. He also saw a homeless mendicant, who, it seemed to him, had come to terms with old age, disease and death, and found peace. Siddhartha decided that he too would adopt the same path.…” |