>>112159>Nirvana means you cease being human, or any other being. You have overcome life and the world entirelyDid the Buddha attain nirvana under the bodhi tree? Because he continued to walk around in a human body afterwards, until he eventually died as an old man from food poisoning, which was probably an unpleasant experience- and now his nirvana is gone because the conditions for it unraveled
>only [nirvana] is eternalAccording to the scripture you posted from the Pali Canon
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<Attained by many, the deathless state even today can be obtained in this way: it is possible by whomever wisely commits themselves, but not without strivingAs you can see, according to Sumedha (and the Pali Canon) nirvana is "attained" by wise commitment, through "striving" (ie hard effort) even
If I work hard at my job and attain a promotion, then the promotion is temporary because it is conditioned. Like a sandcastle on the beach. Inevitibly erased by wind and water
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>>112115 you called kama raga worthless because it leads to pain and death. Well the Buddha died from poisoning after attaining nirvana, so it too led to suffering and death- and now his attainment (nirvana) is gone
If something is worthless because it leads to suffering and death, then kama and nirvana are equally worthless
