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Freedom from Suffering: A Comparative Study of Gautama Buddha and Jiddu Krishnamurti

Author(s) Ms. Nikumoni Phukon
Country India
Abstract The present paper is a comparative and critical study of Gautama Buddha and Jiddu Krishnamurti on the problem of suffering and the possibility of freedom. Both thinkers explore the psychological causes of human suffering and challenge the notion that sustainable freedom can be achieved through external authority, belief or dependence. Their teachings are very similar in their treatment of desire, attachment, impermanence, self, awareness and direct understanding of truth. However, the paper suggests that these similarities should not obscure significant philosophical differences. In Buddhist thought, suffering is explained through craving, ignorance and the conditions that sustain existence. But Krishnamurti focuses mainly on psychological conditioning, thought, fear, attachment and conflict in daily life. They also differ in their attitude toward renunciation, spiritual discipline, the status of the world, and the meaning of liberation. The paper critically reviews whether Krishnamurti's idea of psychological freedom is the same as the Buddhist idea of nirvana or is instead a different, modern idea of liberation. The study’s comparative analysis suggests that both thinkers understand the transformation of consciousness as essential to freedom, but they articulate this transformation within different philosophical frameworks. The best way to understand their dialogue then is not in terms of simple identity but as a productive encounter between Buddhist liberation and Krishnamurti’s radical account of freedom in everyday existence.
Keywords Suffering, Attachment, Freedom, Nirvana, Conditioning
Field Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In Volume 8, Issue 5, September-October 2026
Published On 2026-10-11
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i05.89339
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