WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Buddhists believe that Nirvana can be reached ____
A
by the caste of priests
B
by becoming very rich
C
by being reincarnated into someone beautiful
D
by finding peace and freeing oneself of pain and suffering
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -That religion was Buddhism. The Buddha taught that those who followed Eightfold Path could attain nirvana-State of perfect peace in which soul freed from suffering forever.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Buddhist teachings, equanimity, or peace of mind, is achieved by detaching oneself from the cycle of craving that produces dukkha. So by achieving a mental state where you can detach from all the passions, needs and wants of life, you free yourself and achieve a state of transcendent bliss and well-being.

Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhists believe in the cycle of samsara, which is the cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth. This means that people will experience suffering many times over. All of the things a person goes through in life cause suffering and they cannot do anything about it. Instead, they have to accept that it is there.

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