RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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True or False; Theravada Buddhist developed festivals to celebrate the buddha’s birth, the enlightenment, and the mana-pari-nirvana.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Theravada means “the teachings of the elders”. Levada is the dominant from of Buddhism mainly practicing in prevalent in South East Asian countries including India, Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka. Celebrations begin with people attending the local temple in the morning for chanting and meditation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nirvana (Sanskrit: , nirvāṇa; Pali: nibbāna) is “blowing out” or “quenching” of the activities of the worldly mind and its related suffering. Nirvana is the goal of the Buddhist path, and marks the soteriological release from worldly suffering and rebirths in saṃsāra.
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