WORLD RELIGIONS

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BUDDHISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
a person who gives up worldly pleasures such as possessions, clothes, money, and shelter is ____
A
an ascetic
B
a Brahmin
C
The 4 Noble Truths
D
a god
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An ascetic is a person who gives up worldly possessions and pleasures like fine clothes, money, and even shelter. Siddhartha asked him how he could be at peace while surrounded by so much suffering. The ascetic replied, “To be free of suffering, one must give up the desires, pleasures and comforts of the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Pali-a language that’s closely related to Sanskrit and spoken in northern India-“metta” means positive energy and kindness toward others. The practice is also known as loving-kindness meditation.

Detailed explanation-3: -: the final beatitude (see beatitude sense 1a) that transcends suffering, karma, and samsara and is sought especially in Buddhism through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness. : a place or state of oblivion to care, pain, or external reality. alcohol-induced nirvana. also : bliss, heaven.

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