alleryThe Buddha's Middle Way lies between which two extremes?
ASelf-indulgence and self-mortification
BRitual worship and silent meditation
CDevotion to gods and to kings alike
DStudy of texts and public teaching
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Self-indulgence and self-mortification
1. Gautama found that extreme fasting was useless for awakening.
2. He taught the Middle Way, a path of moderation between self-indulgence and self-mortification.
3. Ritual versus meditation or study versus teaching are not the two extremes he named.
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