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Which teachings of Buddha do you find most intriguing? Why?

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This solution explores the teachings of Buddha and which one might be considered the most intriguing, and why.

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1. Which teachings of Buddha do you find most intriguing? Why?

To live a single day and hear a good teaching is better than to live a hundred years without knowing such teaching.
(Buddha).

Since you are studying the teachings of the Buddha, you might find most concepts very intriguing and at times very contradictory to conventional beliefs, which you have been taught to accept as truths. It is suggested that the best approach to study Buddhism is to have an open mind and gather knowledge of what the Buddha taught, without overtly trying to analyze each concept in depth. In this way, you will gradually come to a deeper understanding and be able to interpret the Buddha's teachings with less contradiction and confusion (http://en.allexperts.com/q/Buddhists-948/buddhism-struggle-1.htm).

For example, the concpet of 'enlightenment' is often intriguing for most people. The unknown is mystical and seen as intriguing, so in there search form meaning of Buddha's teaching, many people pose the question: "What is ...

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