Quote Originally Posted by major crisis
we come back over and over again and the goal is to be happy.
just this, simple.
but it's not just that. according to buddha, we are continuously reborn due to suffering and ignorance (of society, ones own existence, all that) and by reaching enlightenment, one can end the cycle of rebirth by freeing yourself of ignorance, suffering, unhappiness, and reach perfect wisdom and peace. of course it's said the true meaning of enlightened though cannot be described, you can only reach it and experience it.

which brings up the questions again, if you reach enlightenment and end the cycle of rebirth, what happens? wiped from existence?
mrdevious Reviewed by mrdevious on . A few things on Buddhism I could use some clarification on... I've read about buddhism a lot in the past year, but I'm still not totally clear of their views on the after life and devine (I do know they don't have a god). anywhoo, the way things work is that ignorance and craving are the cause of suffering, which is the cause of continuous rebirth. When one reaches enlightenment, you're freed of suffering, ignorance, craving, and apparently have the "final extinction" at which point the cycle of rebirth is stopped. Now my first question is, why Rating: 5