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Suffering is a disturbance or irritation of the mindstream. It is an obscuration of the mind, or essence of a person, or, if you will, the soul. The opposite of suffering in Buddhist epistemology is not really happiness or even the cessation of suffering, but freedom from the polarizing concept that causes us to be attracted to some things and averse to others. Suffering is thought to be the result of confused thinking. People think that to be happy, they need to grasp at those things that they think will bring them pleasure. We are very attached to this idea; that having what we want will bring us happiness. It is actually that grasping, that attachment that causes suffering.
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∙ 10y agoSuffering is caused by ignorance, essentially all suffering is the result of what we think, say or do.
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How do Buddhist describe nirvana?
Free from suffering
What was the Buddhist term for the end of suffering?
Enlightenment or Nirvana.
What is the Buddhist to end suffering?
the nobel eightfold path
The Buddhist word for the release from pain and suffering?
nirvana
What term describes the buddhist belief in an escape from suffering?
Nirvana.
What is the cause of suffering in Buddhist thought?
The Buddha explained that all suffering is caused by attachment and aversion, ultimately created by ignorance.
What two tenants do Buddhist follow?
There are 3 beginning tenants 1. there is suffering 2. suffering comes from desire 3. if you cut your desire you will cut your suffering
The four noble truths in Buddhism state that human life is suffering and the cause of that suffering is desire what is the Buddhist way to end suffering?
Follow the Eightfold Path.
The Four Noble Truths in Buddhism state that human life is suffering and that the cause of that suffering is desire. What is the Buddhist way to end suffering?
Follow the Eightfold Path.
If a Buddhist experienced suffering he might explain it by saying?
Only fully awakened beings who have left their bodies behind will no longer experience suffering. Even the Buddha said, I spit on old age. He did not say he suffered after his full awakening, but he had to deal, as we all do, with the demands, conditions and limitations of a body.
Why do Buddha teach that the cessation of suffering is the extinction of craving?
Because he was enlightened. (At least this is the Buddhist view).
What are the central tenets of buddhist's beliefs?
We generally think of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism to be the four noble truths. These ideas would be taught to and understood by most people who regard themselves as Buddhist: 1.The truth of suffering (where we are now) 2.The truth regarding the beginning or origin of suffering 3.The truth connected to the cessation of suffering 4.The truth of an end to suffering through an eight fold path
