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2. How to Reach Perfection? In the fourth stage, the
What is understood from the perfect man reaches enlightenment
Buddha's tradition is that to as an Arhat and he gets rid of
attain Nirvana is a spiritual the cycle of Samsara forever.
progress, which is explained (Buddharakkhita, 2019)
in terms of moral The only way to reach
development; (Manné, 1998) Nirvana in Buddhist
as some moral characteristics mysticism can be through
like self-control, wholesome relying on human capacities,
living, and control of senses there is no spiritual existence
can help man to become as a or supreme power to help you
perfect man. (Harvey, 2000) in this way; (Silananda, 1999)
There are four stages to However, two points play an
reach Nirvana: important role in this way:
In the first stage, man gets The first one is that the
once over “the Deathless”, wayfarer should trust the
and joins the liberation for the Master; The second is faith in
first time. the Buddha. Without paying
In the second stage; a man attention to these two points
returns to the human world no one can reach Nirvana;
one more time. it is the last (Konik, 2009) Because the
time that he can return to this Buddha considers life to be
world. suffering and he introduces
The third stage is a time Nirvana as the only way out
when he never comes back to of this suffering.
the human world. He considers ignorance as
the first cause of human
