GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN CULTURE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

When a Buddhist individual reaches enlightenment, it is said that they reach a certain state that can be literally translated as ‘snuffing out’. What is this state?

A	Cogito, ergo sum
B	Texas
C	Confusion
D	Nirvana

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -In Buddhism, nirvana is the highest state that someone can attain, a state of enlightenment, meaning a person’s individual desires and suffering go away. The origin of the word nirvana relates to religious enlightenment; it comes from the Sanskrit meaning “extinction, disappearance” of the individual to the universal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Buddhists believe that human life is a cycle of suffering and rebirth, but that if one achieves a state of enlightenment (nirvana), it is possible to escape this cycle forever.

Detailed explanation-3: -Those who achieve nirvana join God and merge their atman (pure self) in perfect communion with divine life. In this state, there is no ego or desire, and the atman is free from any kind of earthly manifestation, for it is one with eternal peace and perfection, also known as the state of yoga.

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