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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
By meditating under a Bodhi tree, Siddhartha reached nirvana, which is ____
A
heaven
B
an ideal state of happiness and peace
C
death
D
prayer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Collins, nirvana is associated with a meditative attainment called the ‘Cessation of Perception/Ideation and Feeling’ (sannavedayitanirodha), also known as the ‘Attainment of Cessation’ (nirodhasamapatti).

Detailed explanation-2: -Nirvana is a place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven. 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -When Siddhartha Gautama was sitting under the Bodhi tree, he was thinking about how people could learn to stop suffering.

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