Does Anything Survive Death in Buddhism

“Does Anything Survive Death?” The Buddha, already enlightened and therefore having reached the state of Nirvana, taught and explained many concepts and principles to his students. He was released from the life cycle, which every individual should seek to escape. He said that in order to be released from the torture of reincarnation, one must cease to desire, for it is the failure to fulfill one’s desires that causes one’s misery. He also …

…Buddha is that everything is guru. Life and everything in it should be used as a teacher to attain control of mind, body, and speech. People are in a relationship with everyone and everything and should therefore be calm, flexible, aware, and in control of themselves. The Buddhist principles of reincarnation and what has to be done to reach Nirvana are useful to anyone in the present and could make anyone a better person altogether.