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Nirvana is not a active being and does not "help" a Buddhist as the Christians "god" or "Jesus" is supposed to help them. Nirvana is a condition of aware selflessness that is a destination condition after enlightenment. The only help is that an awareness of Nirvana would be a sense of goal towards which a Buddhist might direct his ambitions.
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What is the lasting peace that buddhists seek?
Nirvana. They believe that it is achieved by taking the eight-fold path.
Enlightenment that Buddhists seek is also known as what?
The ultimate enlightenment in Buddhism is known as nirvana or the nirvana state.
What does drug abuse mean for Buddhists?
Buddhists believe in nirvana and thus do not believe in hurting anything.Their religion bans drugs.
How do budhists get to nirvana?
Buddhists will definitely attain (not get to, since nirvana is not a realm of existence) Nirvana when they practise the Eightfold Path or the Threefold Training, viz. morality, concentration, and wisdom. (Nirvana is a state of freedom from all the suffering.)
What is nirrana?
The correct word is NIRVANA and it is a way of living that the Buddhists choose that is supposed to get you out of "the reincarnation cycle"
To what extent does Nirvana provide Buddhists with an appealing and realistic goal?
Enough
Nirvana is a belief of which religion?
In the Buddhist religion, Nirvana is the state of eternal bliss and liberation from the cycle of birth and death. It is the ultimate goal that individuals strive to attain through enlightenment and spiritual practice.
What religion is associated with Nirvana?
Nirvana is the ultimate "state" of extinguishing of all desires and cravings in Buddhism. But, Buddhism is more a philosophy of life than a religion. Buddhists do not believe in "God" and "soul/spirit". Nirvana is the absolute "truth" which is non-conceptual and therefore ineffable. " In contrast to all other monotheistic religions, the ultimate aim of an Buddhist monk or practising Buddhist is to break the infinite cycle of deaths and rebirths (SAMSARA), by attaining Nirvana or cessation of desire.
What stops the cycle of rebirth for Buddhists?
You are continually reborn until you attain nirvana: enlightenment itself. Nirvana is described as the state of peace, in which all suffering and its causes have been completely pacified.
What do Buddhists call the state of enlightenment?
Nirvana. Nirvana- The End of Suffering... In this lifetime and all future lifetimes.Enlightenment- The Wisdom of Emptiness... The wisdom that arises from the direct experience of all phenomena being empty of independent existence. see link Buddhist Enlightenment vs Nirvana below
What is shared by both Hindu and buddhists?
both Hinduism & Buddhism share a common thought. That is to attain Moksha (liberation) or Nirvana (Liberation) in life.
What do people believe when people die in Buddhism?
The basis of Buddhism is that the person dies and is reborn. This continues until the person is enlightened at which point they can enter Nirvana a selfless state. Some people do not enter Nirvana to return to the cycle of death and rebirth to aid others in becoming enlightened. Non-Buddhists, such as Christians, believe that Buddhists die and go to the Christian hell for not becoming Christians. Non-Buddhists such as atheists, believe that when anybody dies they simply cease to exist.
