Vasudeva looked into Siddhartha's eyes and saw the serenity of knowledge shining in them.        He touched his shoulder gently and said:        "I have waited for this hour, my friend. Now that it has arrived, let me go.          Farewell Siddhartha."        What was Vasudeva referring to in the quote above?Group of answer choicesSiddhartha was no longer the pupil; he had become enlightened and now a teacher.Ironically, Vasudeva was leaving the river he loved so much.He was going to move to the city because old age and sickness were better tended to among people.Awakened by Siddhartha's situation with his son, Vasudeva decides to seek out his own son and make amends for past family hurts.Vasudeva ceremoniously burns his boat and sinks it to symbolize the end of a former life.

Vasudeva is the ferryman who will mentor Siddhartha.  He teaches him many things.         Above all, he taught Siddhartha how to listen, and to listen with a still heart.         To listen with a waiting, open soul, without passion, without desire, judgments or opinions. Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Siddhartha begins a new awakening on the river.      He reflects on his life and his continuing pursuit of enlightenment.      What does he has has hindered his path?Group of answer choicesHe had too many women in his life who se bodily charms weakened his senses and his thoughts.His inability to follow society's rules and accept the fact that he is an inadequate human.There was too much knowledge, too many holy verses, and too much information being absorbed into his mind.He always felt that his experiences were humiliating to his family, so he feels empty insideNONE of these answers are correct.

Passage 1: The Song of VasitthiI wandered here and there overcome with grief for my son, with my mind deranged, out of my senses, and with disheveled hair. I dwelt on rubbish heaps in the streets, in a cemetery, and on highways. I wandered for three years, condemned to hunger and thirst.Then I saw the Blessed One (the Buddha) who had gone to the city of Mithila, the tamer of the untamed, the enlightened one, who has no fear of anyone or anything.I regained my mind, paid homage to him, and sat down before him. In pity, the Buddha taught me the doctrine.I heard the doctrine from him, abandoned all possessions, and entered a monastery. Applying myself to the teacher’s wisdom, I realized the blissful state.All grief has been eliminated because I have understood the grounds from which grief comes.Passage 2: The Song of SujataI left my house and went to the pleasure garden ornamented, well-dressed, wearing a garland scented with sandalwood, covered with all my jewelry, attended by a crowd of slave-women, taking food and drink of all kinds and quantities.I enjoyed myself there and as I was coming back to my own house, I saw a monastery. I entered the monastery in Anjana wood at Saketa.I saw the light of the world (the Buddha). I paid homage to him and sat down. In pity, the one with vision taught me the doctrine.I heard the great sage and I completely understood the truth. In that very place, I grasped the stainless doctrine, the state of the undying.After learning the true doctrine, I abandoned all possessions, and entered a monastery. I have obtained knowledge; the Buddha’s teaching was not in vain.QuestionWhat characteristic of Buddhism in Classical South Asia do the passages most directly illustrate?

Passage 1: The Song of VasitthiI wandered here and there overcome with grief for my son, with my mind deranged, out of my senses, and with disheveled hair. I dwelt on rubbish heaps in the streets, in a cemetery, and on highways. I wandered for three years, condemned to hunger and thirst.Then I saw the Blessed One (the Buddha) who had gone to the city of Mithila, the tamer of the untamed, the enlightened one, who has no fear of anyone or anything.I regained my mind, paid homage to him, and sat down before him. In pity, the Buddha taught me the doctrine.I heard the doctrine from him, abandoned all possessions, and entered a monastery. Applying myself to the teacher’s wisdom, I realized the blissful state.All grief has been eliminated because I have understood the grounds from which grief comes.Passage 2: The Song of SujataI left my house and went to the pleasure garden ornamented, well-dressed, wearing a garland scented with sandalwood, covered with all my jewelry, attended by a crowd of slave-women, taking food and drink of all kinds and quantities.I enjoyed myself there and as I was coming back to my own house, I saw a monastery. I entered the monastery in Anjana wood at Saketa.I saw the light of the world (the Buddha). I paid homage to him and sat down. In pity, the one with vision taught me the doctrine.I heard the great sage and I completely understood the truth. In that very place, I grasped the stainless doctrine, the state of the undying.After learning the true doctrine, I abandoned all possessions, and entered a monastery. I have obtained knowledge; the Buddha’s teaching was not in vain.QuestionWhat characteristic of Buddhism in Classical South Asia do the passages most directly illustrate?ResponsesBuddhism was financially supported by merchants.Answer A: Buddhism was financially supported by merchants.ABuddhist monasteries helped attract new believers.Answer B: Buddhist monasteries helped attract new believers.BBuddhism was easily adapted to foreign cultural influences.Answer C: Buddhism was easily adapted to foreign cultural influences.CBuddhist artistic traditions were popular among the lower classes.

Siddhartha was a formidable dice player who played for high stakes.          He was often reckless and gambled huge amounts of money.          He became anxious, depressed; he lost all patience with people.          He was downright mean.  His appearance became old and ugly.           He wore himself out.  He hit rock bottom. He needed a rebirth.          That is what Hinduism calls Samsara. Group of answer choicesTrueFalse