Answer:
C. reaching nirvana
Step-by-step explanation:
The major teachings of Buddhism are to escape the suffering of this world, by following a middle path that will allow reincarnation at a higher state, and to achieve enlightenment and be released from the cycle of reincarnation to reach a state of nirvana. Therefore, the ultimate goal of all Buddhists, the extinction of desire and any sense of individual selfhood, resulting in liberation from samsara and its limiting conditions.