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Is it even possible to attain Nirvana?
Buddhism takes a familiar American principle—the pursuit of
happiness—and inserts two important qualifiers. The happiness it aims
at is true: ultimate, unchanging, and undeceitful. Its pursuit of that
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Is it even possible to attain Nirvana?
Nibbana is easy. All you need is get rid of cravings , slowly but surely. Once you get rid of the cravings , clinging will not arise. If clinging won’t arise , attachments won’t arise. If attachments ...
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Is it even possible to attain Nirvana?
A simplistic view and indeed a commonsense view of the Noble Eightfold Path for achieving Nibbana (through Samadhi-Vipassana) begins by understanding and seeing what 'Right View' is and then coupling ...
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How old were the 500 arhats when they became arhats?
According to tradition (although possibly their passing is in the Suttas), the Buddha's two chief disciples Sāriputta & Moggallāna passed away at 84 years old. Note: The Buddha passed away at 80 ...
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How old were the 500 arhats when they became arhats?
There were different age groups and different class and castes of people , who became the followers of Buddha. Buddha’s son Rahula also became his follower and he was I guess around 10 years of age. ...
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