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Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?
Answer: Option A
Answer: (a)
The concept of Nirvana was originally explained by Lord Buddha (566-486 BC). The word ‘Nirvana’ comes from the root meaning ‘to blow out’ and refers to the extinguishing of the fires of greed, hatred, and delusion.
When these emotional and psychological defilements are destroyed by wisdom, the mind becomes free, radiant, and joyful and he who has realized the Truth (Nirvana) is the happiest being in the world. He is free from all complexes and obsessions. He does not repent of the past nor does he brood over the future. He lives fully in present.
He appreciates and enjoys things in life in the purest sense without self projections. He is free from the thirst for becoming and the illusion of self. Buddism explains Nirvana as a state of bliss or peace.
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Answer: (a)
The concept of Nirvana was originally explained by Lord Buddha (566-486 BC). The word ‘Nirvana’ comes from the root meaning ‘to blow out’ and refers to the extinguishing of the fires of greed, hatred, and delusion.
When these emotional and psychological defilements are destroyed by wisdom, the mind becomes free, radiant, and joyful and he who has realized the Truth (Nirvana) is the happiest being in the world. He is free from all complexes and obsessions. He does not repent of the past nor does he brood over the future. He lives fully in present.
He appreciates and enjoys things in life in the purest sense without self projections. He is free from the thirst for becoming and the illusion of self. Buddism explains Nirvana as a state of bliss or peace.
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