HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Question
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What ultimate goal does a Buddhist want to achieve?
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Heaven
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Nirvana
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World Peace
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Selfishness
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Since it is believed that life is suffering, the ultimate goal in Buddhism is to end the cycle of suffering, the cycle of repeated death and rebirth. The achievement of this goal is called nirvana.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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