RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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achieving the 5 precepts
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A life of moderation
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leaving the reincarnation cycle
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being with Buddha in the afterlife
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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: -What is Nirvana in Buddhism? From the Sanskrit for “being extinguished, ‘’ it is commonly associated with the Buddhist final path. It means the cessation of suffering, and, therefore, of the end of cycles of reincarnations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhists believe that human life is a cycle of suffering and rebirth, but that if one achieves a state of enlightenment (nirvana), it is possible to escape this cycle forever. Siddhartha Gautama was the first person to reach this state of enlightenment and was, and is still today, known as the Buddha.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Indian religions, nirvana is synonymous with moksha and mukti. All Indian religions assert it to be a state of perfect quietude, freedom, highest happiness as well as the liberation from attachment and worldly suffering and the ending of samsara, the round of existence.