The alternative is to suffer. Do you want to suffer? There is no point to suffering. You can only justify because of the condition of this world but it does not need to be so. We must and we are as human beings in war with suffering otherwise we would be hurting each other. This is the best of humanity when we come together to overcome suffering.
Buddha taught the path leading to the end of suffering.
They did not like the idea of human suffering. They want peace and happiness
Buddha was seeking what was out there and the meaning to suffering because people were suffering.
Buddha wanted to get rid of selfish desires because it leads to sorrows. Answer: From the Four Noble Truths: # All life is suffering # Al suffering is caused by desire # There is an answer to end suffering # The answer is to follow the EIghtfold Path From this it is clear that the end of suffering comes from the elimination of (selfish) desires.
Buddha's intent was to end suffering. This was to be done by understanding at suffering is caused by desire and that it can be eliminated by controlling desire.
Buddhism is unimportant to the Buddha, the Buddha only cared about reality and ending suffering.
The Buddha was trying to find the answer to suffering.
Desire.
Compassion and the relief of suffering
Buddhists do not suffer for any reason, and they do not suffer morethan anyone else. Buddha simply commented on the fact that all people suffer - it is our nature and the nature of living. It might be useful to note that "suffer" includes concepts such as want more, are unhappy with, desire. long for, think we need and others. The reason for the suffering is that we all desire something more or different than what we have. This is not limited to Buddhists, all people fall into this same trap. The cure for this, and one does exist, is to find and institute a remedy for this suffering. Fir Buddhists this has been identified as following the Eightfold Path.
Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths: the truth of suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path to end suffering. He also emphasized the importance of the Eightfold Path as a guide to living a moral and mindful life, focusing on right view, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration.
Buddha witnessed old age, sickness, and death, which led him to question the nature of suffering and seek a way to overcome it.