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Therefore there are different schools of religion, like Buddhism and Śaṅkarācārya’s Māyāvāda philosophy Both the Buddhists and the Māyāvādīs encourage their followers to try to get free of pain and pleasure In other words, the body is a combination of five material elements: earth, water, fire, air, and ether , and this combination is the cause of all pain and pleasure; so when the combination is at last dismantled , there will be no more pain and pleasure.