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Is Buddhism good for those who wish to strengthen their minds?
Meditation is good to strengthen your mind, not Buddhism. Buddhism will weaken your mind.
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Was Buddha the first enlightened human?
No, not by a long shot. There were many enlightened humans before Gautama. And many more before that. At some point of time in the past I think every human...
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Why did the Buddha die if he was enlightened?
Gautama died **when** he became enlightened. The body which he thought belonged to him, continued functioning and teaching. What he became is impossible to...
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As a Buddhist do you consider yourself enlightened?
No Buddhist can ever be enlightened.
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Why is there so much importance of making merit in Buddhism?
Because Buddhism is a religion. Don't believe religions. Buddhism died with Gautama Buddha and Christianity died with Jesus Christ.
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What does Buddhism say about anger?
There's nothing wrong with anger. Be angry, feel your anger, accept your anger. The delusion isn't in experiencing your emotions - your emotions are real for...
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Is the cessation of cyclic existence possible, given that a Bodhisattva would always return to the world out of compassion to help a non-Bodhisattva?
You are correct, but Bodhisattva (just like an Ahrat) is not a fully enlightened being. He has not yet overcome the final delusion of Nirvana. His compassion...
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What exactly did Buddha awaken to?
A much better question would be what he awakened **from**.
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