RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He preferred to follow a middle way
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He forgot his dream when he woke up
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He wanted to teach people the path he had found
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He did not want to leave his wife and child behind
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did the Buddha decide not to escape into enlightenment right away? He chose to teach others the path that he had found. Buddhists believe they must live according to these rules.
Detailed explanation-2: -The steps of the Noble Eightfold Path are Right Understanding, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration.
Detailed explanation-3: -In this unit: After his enlightenment, the Buddha was in two minds about teaching the Dharma because it’s so profound. But he soon realised that there were lots of people like him who also wanted to learn the Truth of existence, so he decided to teach after all.
Detailed explanation-4: -After defeating the forces of the demon Mara, Siddhartha reached enlightenment (1982.233) and became a Buddha (“enlightened one”) at the age of thirty-five. The Buddha continued to sit after his enlightenment, meditating beneath the tree and then standing beside it for a number of weeks.