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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which teaching is a central belief in the practice of Buddhism?
A
People need rules to force them to behave morally
B
Achieving enlightenment ends the cycle of suffering
C
practicing nonviolence and giving up worldly desires
D
finding ways to eliminate human suffering
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nirvana. The goal of Buddhism is to become enlightened and reach nirvana. Nirvana is believed to be attainable only with the elimination of all greed, hatred, and ignorance within a person. Nirvana signifies the end of the cycle of death and rebirth.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Fourth Noble truth charts the method for attaining the end of suffering, known to Buddhists as the Noble Eightfold Path. The steps of the Noble Eightfold Path are Right Understanding, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration.

Detailed explanation-3: -The last stage of Nirvana is Arahant. One who enters this stage is free from all ten fetters and become free from the cycle of rebirth and death as well. An arahant attained the level of Nirvana by following the path shown by Lord Buddha.

Detailed explanation-4: -→ “Life is suffering” is the most central teaching of the Buddha, who taught that people should live modest and moral lives combined with meditation to free themselves from craving for individual fulfillment and thus from suffering.

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