Jainism and Buddhism
Jainism and Buddhism
Jainism and Buddhism
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ENLIGHTENMENT OF BUDDHA• Under a Bodhi tree (tree ofWisdom) he meditated• Remembered all of his previouslives• Resisted the combats of Mara(Evil One), who tried manytemptations• Removed craving <strong>and</strong> ignorancefor himself• At dawn of his 35 th birthday, hismind “pierced the bubble” of theuniverse, enabling him to realizethe essential truth about life <strong>and</strong>the path to salvation• Achieved NIRVANA <strong>and</strong> wasreleased from samsara (endlesscycle)• Stayed in this state for 7 daysNIRVANA= state of supreme realization <strong>and</strong>enlightenment= underst<strong>and</strong> truth of life <strong>and</strong>freedom from ignorance= state of total liberation, truth,tranquility, peace
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