Direction: The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from amongst the given choices so as to form a coherent paragraph.
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A. When they gathered together, the Buddha was completely silent and some speculated that perhaps the Buddha was tired or ill.
B. It is said that Gautama Buddha gathered his disciples one day for a Dharma talk.
C. One of the Buddha’s disciples, Mahakasyapa, silently gazed at the flower and broke into a broad smile.
D. The origins of Zen Buddhism are ascribed to the Flower Sermon, the earliest source for which comes from the 14th century.
E. The Buddha silently held up and twirled a flower and twinkled his eyes; several of his disciples tried to interpret what this meant, though none of them was correct.
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- E B D A C
- D B A E C
- B C D E A
- C A D B E
Correct Option: B
Zen Buddhism started with the flower Sermon in the 14th century. (D) Gautama was giving a sermon. (B) it was a silent Sermon (A). he held up a flower, no one spoke (E) only Mahakasyapa smiled happily. It is a story which has to be connected in the proper order.
