The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism are: All life is suffering, the cause of suffering is desire, to end desire is to end suffering, to end desire, one must follow the Eightfold Path. And the Eightfold Path is to have the: Right Understanding, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right conduct, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and the Right contemplation (Voorst, 2012).
The Four Noble Truths if explained from a medical stand point translates as: disease, the cause of disease, the prognosis, and treatment (prescription). This “disease” is known as Dukkha or “suffering” which afflicts us at different times throughout ones life. The Four Noble Truths is the reason why Buddhist practice Buddhism to begin with, it is their main teaching
The Four Noble Truths if explained from a medical stand point translates as: disease, the cause of disease, the prognosis, and treatment (prescription). This “disease” is known as Dukkha or “suffering” which afflicts us at different times throughout ones life. The Four Noble Truths is the reason why Buddhist practice Buddhism to begin with, it is their main teaching