What is the purpose of life?

Buddhism Day by Day

Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, July 31, 2013:

 

What is the purpose of life? It is happiness. But there are two kinds of happiness: relative and absolute. Relative happiness comes in a wide variety of forms. The purpose of Buddhism is to attain Buddhahood. In modern terms, this could be explained as realizing absolute happiness—a state of happiness that can never be destroyed or defeated.