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Describe buddhism and explain how it began and by whom. explore the concepts of the four noble truths and the eightfold path. explain the purpose of both. what is the ultimate goal of a buddhist?

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Buddhism is a form of religion that began in India through the teachings of Buddha. Although it lost much of its support in India in the following period, it quickly spread to Asia and became a dominant religion on the Asian continent. Buddha was a sage and an ascetic who lived in India and taught his followers how to lead better lives.

The four noble truths are one of the basic orientation concepts in Buddhism. The purpose of them are to achieve Nirvana, that is to escape the endless cycle of life and rebirth. The truths postulate that we constantly crave things and we cannot have them which causes pain. This pain leads us back into the cycle of life and rebirth. By achieving Nirvana, you can move on and stop belonging to the cycle.

The Eightfold path is a system of behavior that should be adopted by people if they are to ever reach nirvana. The purpose of the path is to help the people reach nirvana and stop participating in the cycle of life and rebirth. It teaches people how to restrain themselves, how to become more disciplined, and numerous other helpful things.

The ultimate goal is to reach Nirvana. This is the ultimate form of liberation in the beliefs of Buddhists and can be achieved with the eightfold path teachings. When a person reaches nirvana, their soul will be free from the endless cycle of life and death and rebirth and they will no longer have to deal with the torments of this earthly world.

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the expansion of the rule of empires over other territories took place as a result of several reasons including economic, ethnocentric, political, and religious, and exploratory purposes.

in terms of economic purposes: imperial governments aimed to maximize profits and with that purpose they neeeded cheap labor, access to or control of markets to sell or buy products. they also desired to find natural resources (precious metals and land). in the awake of industrial revolution, dependent colonies provided the necessary raw materials that european factories and market needed to manufacture products.

ethnocentric: many territories were conquered by imperial territories in an attempt to spread their cultures, values and belief as they considered them to be superior. in the late 19th century, for example, european powers held the racist belief that inferior races should be conquered in order to “civilize” them.

political: another reason that drove conquer and expansion was patriotism and growing imperial power. it refers to national prestige, pride, and security. empires sought strategic territory to ensure access for their navies and armies around the world.

religious: the aim of converting new member of other religions was another factor that prompted expansion. christian missionaries from europe established churches in conquered territories during the nineteenth century. thus, they spread western cultural values. furthermore, the imperial nation’s language was spread as well, through educational and religious interactions.

exploratory: imperial nations or their citizens aimed to explore territory that was unknown to them, for different purposes including medical or scientific research, however, at the very beginning, they did it to embark on adventure. furthermore, imperial explorers sought to discover, map, and claim territory before their imperial competition did, for national and personal glory as well as to realize the imperialist goal of expansion.

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Your answer should be choice b!