Module 3~ Topic 4: The Four Noble Truths

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Anatta

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No self; no soul

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Anicca

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Impermanence.

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Ariya Sacca

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The Four Noble Truths.

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Atman

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The soul, a key belief in Brahmanism & Hinduism.

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Avidya

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Ignorance (of the Four Noble Truths).

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Bhava Tanha

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Craving for existence/becoming.

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Dana

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Giving/ Generosity.

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Dhamma Tanha

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Craving ideas, concepts & beliefs.

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Dhammachakra

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The Buddha's first sermon: 'Setting in motion the Wheel of Dhamma'.

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Dukkha

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Life is unsatisfactory. Used to mean suffering as well. The first Noble Truth and the first mark of the Three Marks of existence.

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Dukkha-Dukkha

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'Ordinary' suffering.

(E.g, old age, sickness & Death).

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The 5 Moral Precepts

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[Part of Right Action from the Eightfold path]

To refrain from;

1) Killing & Harming

2) Taking what is not yours (includes pressuring someone to give you something as well)

3) Sexual Misconduct

4) False Speech

5) Consuming Intoxicants (not just alcohol or drugs, but addictive things like binge watching TV and Video games)

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Kama Tanha

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Craving for sensory pleasure.

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Karma/Kamma

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The 'Principle of Causality' on a human level.

One's actions have consequences that have an effect in this and future lives, for Buddhists Karma means volitional action, in other words the motives or intentions behind each action.

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Karuna

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Compassion.

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Metta

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Loving-kindness, Benevolence.

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Nibbana

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The cessation of Suffering; The end goal of Buddhism and the Ultimate Phala (Karmic Fruit).

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Panna

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WISDOM

•Right Understanding

•Right Thoughts

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Sila

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MORALITY

•Right Speech

•Right Action

•Right Livelihood

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Samadhi

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CONCENTRATION

•Right Effort

•Right Mindfulness

•Right Concentration

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Parinibbana

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[Nibbana without Remainder]

Final Nibbana achieved when the physical body of an enlightened being dies.

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Paticca Samupadda

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[Dependent Origination, The Principle of Causality]

The Theory of cause and effect (causality), it is known as Karma on a Human level.

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Samatha

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Calming Meditation (taught by Alara Kalama & Uddaka Ramaputta)

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Samkhara-Dukka

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Suffering due to conditioned states (The 5 Skandhas)

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The 5 Skandhas

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[The 5 Aggregates]

1) Form (body)

2) Feelings & Sensations

3) Perception

4) Mental Formation

5) Consciousness.

These are the processes that make us who we are and they are always changing.

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Socially engaged Buddhism

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Putting Karuna (Compassion) in action and to bring about social change specially removing the suffering of others.

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Sukha

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Happiness.

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Tanha

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Craving.

(Can be translated as 'thirst')

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The Three Lakshanas

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[The 3 Marks of existence]

Dukkha, Anicca & Anatta.

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The twelve Nirdanas

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The 12 links of Causality in Dependent Origination.

(Found on the rim of the Tibetan Wheel of Life)

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Vibhava Tanha

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Craving for Non-existence, not wanting.

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Viparinama-Dukkha

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Suffering produced by Change (connected to anicca)

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Vipassana

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Insight meditation (created by the Buddha when he gained 'insight' at Bodh Gaya).

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Punna

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Positive consequences (positive phala)

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Apunna

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Negative consequences ( Negative phala).

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Phala

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(also known as karmaphala)

Karmic fruits; Concequences.

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Vipaka

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Riping of Karmic fruits (phala)

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Bija

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Karmic seeds; Our actions.

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The 5 Hindrances

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The Eightfold path

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The 3 Stages of the Eightfold path

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The Parable of the Mustard Seed:

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The Parable of the Raft:

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The Parable of the Arrow:

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The 4 types of Tanha

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4NT Overview;

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What are the 8 Paths in the Eightfold path?

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The Four Noble Truths: The Doctor Analogy

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The 3 Types of Dukkha

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The 5 Skandhas

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Questions of King Milinda

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The 2 Main types of meditation

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Anapanasati

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Nibbana

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Ariya-Sacca

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More on the 3 stages of the Eightfold path:

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Key points of 4NT (1)

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Key points of 4NT (2)

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