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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does Enlightenment mean?
A
a key idea of Buddhism whereby followers should live their lives according to these eight teachings
B
the state of gaining spiritual insight and finding universal truth; the goal of Buddhists
C
the four basic doctrines, or principles, of Buddhism
D
an ideal state of happiness and peace
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The concept of spiritual enlightenment has become synonymous with self-realization, or the recognition of the true self, regarded as the essence of being, and the seeing through of the false self, the layers of social conditioning which overcover the true self.

Detailed explanation-2: -Satori, Chinese Wu, in Zen Buddhism of Japan, the inner, intuitive experience of Enlightenment; Satori is said to be unexplainable, indescribable, and unintelligible by reason and logic. It is comparable to the experience undergone by Gautama Buddha when he sat under the Bo tree and, as such, is the central Zen goal.

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