From the Theravada Buddhism Reading, Who is the idea figure for people to gain guidance from to achieve enlightenment for themselves without the reliance on the Gods or any other force beyond themselves?

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From the “Theravada Buddhism Reading", Who is the idea figure for people to gain guidance from to achieve enlightenment for themselves without the reliance on the Gods or any other force beyond themselves?

A	Buddha
B	God
C	Monk
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Theravada Buddhists, each person is responsible for their own enlightenment. There are teachers and models, and the Buddha is exemplary, but, everyone must ultimately reach enlightenment by their own volition. Today, Theravada Buddhism is practiced in much of mainland Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka.

Detailed explanation-2: -Theravada Buddhism emphasises attaining self-liberation through one’s own efforts. Meditation and concentration are vital elements of the way to enlightenment. The ideal road is to dedicate oneself to full-time monastic life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhadasa Bhikkhu A Thai Buddhist monk, influential Buddhist teacher, and founder of two major monasteries in the Thai Forest Tradition. Respected and loved in his own country as a man of great wisdom, he was also instrumental in establishing Theravada Buddhism in the West.

Detailed explanation-4: -Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism who later became known as “the Buddha, ‘’ lived during the 5th century B.C. Gautama was born into a wealthy family as a prince in present-day Nepal. Although he had an easy life, Gautama was moved by suffering in the world.

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