WORLD HISTORY

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ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to Buddha’s teaching why do people suffer?
A
People suffer because they desire worldly things and self-satisfaction.
B
People suffer because they are mean.
C
People suffer because they don’t go to school.
D
People suffer because they want to.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Suffering is caused by desire (Tanha) and ignorance (Avijja).

Detailed explanation-2: -He taught her that the life of mortals i.e., humans is troubled, brief and full of pain; the only way to obtain peace of mind is by giving up sorrow, complaints and grief. Surrendering all selfishness is the way by which one could attend immortality in this world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first is called ‘the suffering of suffering’, the second, ‘the suffering of change’, and the third is ‘the suffering of conditioning”’ [5, 6]. The first type consists of those painful experiences related to being physically human birth, sickness, aging, and death. The second type is happy or pleasurable.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dukkha-dukkha – the suffering of suffering. This refers to the physical and emotional discomfort and pain all humans experience in their lives. Viparinama-dukkha – the suffering of change. Sankhara-dukkha – the suffering of existence.

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