What are the four noble truths in Buddhism?

Answer 1

1.Life is filled with suffering.

2.Suffering is caused by people wants.People may want more pleasure, more power, or a longer life.

3.Suffering can be ended if people stop wanting things.

4.If you want to end suffering you must follow eight specific laws.

Answer 2

The first truth is that dissatisfaction (dukkha, suffering) is pervasive in human life. The second truth is that dissatisfaction has a cause. The third truth is that we can stop dissatisfaction if we stop doing what is causing it. The fourth truth is that there is a way to stop doing what is causing it. That way is the Noble Eightfold Path.

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Answer 3

*Duhka is everywhere

*greed and selfishness causes suffering

*greed and selfishness can be overcome

*greed and selfishness can be ended by

following the eight fold path

Answer 4

The Four Noble Truths describe the true nature of existence, and the path to living in harmony with that nature. The teaching of the Four Noble Truths was the first sermon given by the Buddha after he became enlightened. This first teaching is called "Setting the Wheel of Dharma in motion". It was given by him to his four friends that he was practicing asceticism with before he became enlightened and all four were at once convinced of its truths. Therefore, the Four Noble Truths are the core of Buddhism.

The Four Noble truths are:

1) There is suffering (discontentment, unhappiness) in the world.

2) There are specific causes of this suffering (Greed, attachment, ego

clinging).

3) There is a state (a mind-set, a way of life) where suffering ceases.

4) There is a path (actions, practices) to attain this state of freedom from

suffering.

The Four Noble Truths, and what they infer, are Buddhism itself. They describe why Buddhism is needed, and what constitutes the essence of the practice of Buddhism. There may be various practices and ideas within Buddhism, but they are merely different expressions of the essence as expressed in the Four Noble Truths.

Answer 5

The four noble truths are:

1. the truth of suffering, which is to be understood

2. the truth of the origin of suffering, which is to be abandoned

3. the truth of cessation, which is to be actualized

4. the truth of the path, which is to be relied upon

Answer 6

The Four Noble Truths

1. Life is filled with Suffering. Buddhists describe suffering (in Pali: dukkha ) as follows:

To be born is to suffer

To age is to suffer,

To be ill is to suffer,

To die is to suffer;

To experience that which is displeasing is to suffer;

To be separated from that which is pleasing is to suffer;

Not to be able to get what one wants is to suffer;

To get what one does not want is to suffer;

2. Where suffering comes from: Suffering is caused by craving. Put another way suffering results from expectations linked to our desires, and our attachment to those desires themselves.

3. The elimination of Suffering: To get rid of suffering, get rid of craving. The third Noble Truth is the belief that suffering can be eliminated.

4. How to eliminate Craving: To get rid of craving one must follow the Eightfold Path which is:

right view,

right intention,

right speech,

right action,

right livelihood,

right effort,

right mindfulness,

right concentration.

The Four Noble Truths are expressed in many ways. I use these in my introduction to Buddhism:

1. Life is characterized by unsatisfactoriness (pain, unhappiness)

2. This unsatisfactoriness is due to desires or cravings

3. This unsatisfactoriness can be removed by eliminating desire

4. Desire can be eliminated (Nirvana can be attained) by following the true paths

The True Paths are the six paramitas: Generosity and Charity, Morality, Tolerance, Wisdom,

Discipline (Perseverance), Meditation. The first three concern doing good for others. The second three concern doing good for oneself.

Answer 7

The Noble Truths are:

• Life always exhibits sufffering.
• Suffering is caused by desire. The origin of suffering is attachment
• The cessation of suffering comes with the cessation of dsire
• The path to cessaction of suffering is contained in the Eightfold Path (releasing yourself from all attachments etc).

Answer 8

The four noble truths are central to all Buddhists and might be regarded as the most important values in Buddhism. Many Buddhist would not think of them as beliefs, as they can largely be proven through our own experience.

They are:

The truth of suffering, why we suffer.

The truth of how the suffering begins.

The truth of how the suffering can end.

The truth of how we can end suffering.

Answer 9

The Four Noble Truths comprise the essence of Buddha's teachings, though they leave much left unexplained. They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering.