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I’m an island domain, and where strong drink is found,
Yet I’m baffled by cricket, and silent (no sound).I’m a person of faith, and devoid of all strife;
I am "the Way”, and one’s stance after life.I’m a small, weighty rock, and unchanged from the past.
I am not going anywhere fast!
What am I?
(The answer is one word. Please explain all lines of the riddle in your reasoning.)
My position is you are a
standstill - clued by st (abbreviation) + and + still
I’m an island domain, and where strong drink is found,
st (Internet domain for São Tomé and Príncipe) + and + a vessel for distilling spirits
Yet I’m baffled by cricket, and silent (no sound).
st (abbrev. for stumped in cricket) + and + uttering no sound
I’m a person of faith, and devoid of all strife;
St (Saint) + and + calm/peaceful
I am "the Way”, and one’s stance after life.
St (Street for the Way) + and + without motion
I’m a small, weighty rock, and unchanged from the past.
st (the measure of weight) + and + unchanging
I am not going anywhere fast!
You are staying stationary.
I think you are:
NIRVANA
I’m an island domain, and where strong drink is found,
There is something called Nirvana Island: The Last 47 Days. There is also a Nirvana cocktail.
Yet I’m baffled by cricket, and silent (no sound).
There's a Nirvana Cricket Club. The band Nirvana disbanded after Kurt Cobain died.
I’m a person of faith, and devoid of all strife;
In some Buddhist traditions, nirvana is the achievement of stillness/nothingness.
I am "the Way”, and one’s stance after life.
The Middle Way is a description of the Noble Eightfold Path, which you follow to achieve nirvana in the afterlife.
I’m a small, weighty rock, and unchanged from the past.
Nirvana is the name of a rock band. The band dissolved, so its music remains unchanged.
I am not going anywhere fast!
Nirvana is a sort of transcendent state where you are infinitely freed from the pushes/pulls of everyday life. Therefore, once you achieve nirvana, you won't be going anywhere.
