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Nirvana is a state of being that is free from suffering. That doesn't mean that you become a stone, impervious to all emotions. it means that you live life fully awake and not tormented by your desires and perceptions.

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To what extent does Nirvana provide Buddhists with an appealing and realistic goal?

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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 is a ultimate goal?

Depending on the school of Buddhism the goal of achieving Nirvana is somewhat different, Thedavara Buddhism see transitioning to Nirvana as happening after enlightenment (and death). Mahayana Buddhists feels the enlightened will refuse to go to Nirvana until all sentient beings are enlightened and thus return to the cycle of death and rebirth..


How does nirvana helps the Buddhists?

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.


How are Buddhists supposed to find the way to truth?

The goal of Buddhism is nibbana (nirvana), the cessation of suffering. Truth is never specifically defined as the goal. Truthful speech, however, is defined as an essential part of the way to the goal.


What is the ultimate goal for a Buddhists?

Bhuddists believe that the state of nirvana (which means "cessation" or "extinction"). Nirvana represents the extinction of craving and ignorance - and therefore suffering. Nirvana is considered the ultimate state of a Bhuddist as it also means an end to the cycle of rebirth.


What do Buddhists value?

The goal of Buddhism is to attain enlightenment and thus the opportunity to be freed from pains with the potential, if the choose, to enter Nirvana.


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 is the cycle of reincarnation?

From the Awareness [conscious mind] of an unborn baby to eventual perpertual life.


What was Buddhism final goal?

The final goal of Buddhism is to reach Nirvana.


Which religion's goal is to reach nirvana?

Buddhism


What is the ulimate religious goal of a Buddhist?

The ultimate goal of a Buddhist is the attainment of nirvana. Nirvana is a state of consciousness where things such as greed, hatred, and the obsession of "me and mine" do not exist.