The aim of Buddhism is to obtain nirvana or enlightenment, which is the state of liberation or terminations from the limitations of existence. It is indefinitely the liberation from the cycle of rebirth through numerous lives up and down the 6 stages of existence. Nirvana is obtained by eliminating desire. It is also obtained through the right attitude, purity of life, and absence of egotism. According to Tang, 1999, “The Buddha speaks of it as unborn, un-originated, uncreated, unformed, contrasting it with the born, originated, created, and formed phenomenal world. Those who have obtained the state of nirvana are called Buddhas. Gautama Siddhartha had obtained this state and had become a Buddha at 35 years old”. However, it is now believed
