The Four Noble Truths state:
1. Suffering exists
2. Suffering arises from attachment to desires
3. Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases
4. Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing the Eightfold Path
While the language differs slightly depending on the source used for the Noble Truths it is evident that Suffering (also described as unsatisfactoriness) is caused by desires for anything beyond ones base needs (a steak dinner as opposed to a meal of any sort). The suffering ends when we realize this (by following the guidelines known as the Eightfold Path) and we accept the middle path.
According to the Four Noble Truths all suffering is cause by desire. Desire in this case is the "lust" to have things beyond physical needs.
There are many formal and informal moral codes used by people following the Buddhist path. The essence of the Buddhist teachings are based on cause and effect, what you do will have a result that will bring happiness or suffering. The choice of cause leads to an almost inevitable effect.
We generally think of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism to be the four noble truths. These ideas would be taught to and understood by most people who regard themselves as Buddhist: 1.The truth of suffering, where we are now 2.The truth regarding the beginning or origin of suffering 3.The truth connected to the cessation of suffering 4.The truth of an end to suffering through an eight fold path You might like to think of the teachings as embracing the concept of cause and effect.
The essence of Buddhist teaching is contained in the four noble truths which I can summerise as: The truth of suffering The truth of the cause of suffering The trutch of an end to suffering The path to the end of suffering and ultimate happiness There are however hundreds of direct teachings of the Buddha and thousands of further explanationss by reliable and realised teachers.
The Buddha explained that all suffering is caused by attachment and aversion, ultimately created by ignorance.
Follow the Eightfold Path.
Follow the Eightfold Path.
Buddha did not, technically. found Buddhism. He identified a common thread of human existence - that all human life is plagued by suffering - and determined both the cause of suffering and a way out of this suffering. The people that accepted his teachings called the teachings Buddhism.
sin!
Buddhist believe so they don't believe in material things and if one wants they will try to get more and more and more and cause suffering to get it. like a war over territory.
The four noble truths are the core beliefs in Buddhism. 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.
The Buddhist holy book, the Tripitaka (also known as the Pali Canon), was originally written in Pali, an ancient Indian language. The Tripitaka contains the teachings of Buddha and is considered one of the earliest and most authoritative sources for Buddhist teachings.