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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Buddhism

Question 5 • 2026_SUMMER 305_CR_2109010-M/J World History A

Which statement best summarizes the Buddhist belief about reincarnation?

Answer
A
Reincarnation breaks the life cycle of suffering.
B
Reincarnation determines a person’s karma.
C
People who are selfish and unkind experience reincarnation.
D
People will continue experiencing reincarnation until they achieve nirvana.

Explanation

In Buddhism, beings continue to be reborn in the cycle of samsara, which involves suffering. They escape this cycle by attaining nirvana, so the best summary is that people continue experiencing reincarnation until they achieve nirvana. Reincarnation does not itself break the cycle; nirvana does.

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