"All things arise and pass away. But the awakened awake forever." Why am I here? Buddhists firmly believe that their existence in life is to reach the complex Nirvana, and to holdfast to the teachings of the Budda. What is the purpose of birth, life and death? The purpose of life is to escape suffering and reach Nirvana. Nirvana literally means "blowing out", and can be vaguely understood as a permanent state of nothingness. Nirvana …showed first 75 words of 311 total…

…showed last 75 words of 311 total…to follow the Eightfold Path. The Four Noble Truths are as follows: Is there a greater power than me who is either just there, or controlling me? Contrary to popular understanding, there is no god in the teachings of Buddhism. Guatama Buddha never claimed to be god, nor did he claim to have any special revelation from god. So in short, there is no god to communicate with and there is no god to find.