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    in Buddhism, instead, the followers learn from the teachings of the enlightened one. A core belief to Buddhists is that happiness does not correlate with money or wealth. In Buddhism there are Four Noble Truths. The first truth is: life includes suffering and pain and it cannot be denied. The second truth is: the suffering is a cause of craving and want.…

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    accentuates that impermanence and change are the main structures of life. Buddhist view people as interconnected. The basic teachings of the Buddha include the factors of personality, the four noble truths, and the eightfold path. The four noble truths form the structural framework for Buddhism. The first, noble truth is called Dukkha. Dukkha represents the pain one experiences throughout their life, physical or mental. The…

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    The Four Noble Truths and The Bodhi Tree According to historical text, the Buddha reached enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. This experience opened his eyes to the truths of existence, which came to be known as the Four Noble Truths. By comparing sections of the tale of the Bodhi tree to each of the Noble Truths, the ideas of life, death, and rebirth will be shown as interconnected around the individual. The connection explored is crucial to understanding the meaning of life and the path to…

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    as well as the way to escape these suffering. These discoveries are referred to as the Four Noble Truths. The first truth identifies the existence of suffering or misery in the nature of life and at all state of life including birth, old age, during sickness and death. Gautama does acknowledge the existence of happiness but he points out that suffering sets in as soon as this happiness is lost. The second truth addresses the cause of suffering which is identified as desire as well as ignorance.…

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    by the Buddha, giving everyone an equal chance at Nirvana. As long as someone heeds the Four Noble Truths and follows the guidance of the Eightfold Path, that is. The Four Noble truths are, “one, all life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow. Two, the cause of suffering is nonvirtue, or negative deeds and mindsets such as hatred and desire. Three, the only cure for suffering is to overcome nonvirtue, and four, the way to overcome nonvirtue is to follow the Eightfold Path.” (Ellis and Esler,…

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    we find an end to this suffering and be happy with our self being? That is exactly what Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) attempted to answer when he constructed the Four Noble Truths. The first noble is the truth of suffering The second one is the truth of the cause of suffering. The third is the truth of the end of…

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    Intro: Buddhism answers all the fundamental questions including the solution. The solution includes the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. This path is to lead a person to enlightenment which should be the goal of life in the eyes of Buddhism. Buddhism follows the Buddha and his story of enlightenment to reach the solution and to find true happiness. FQ: The solution to the problems of humanity are to reach enlightenment through the steps Buddhism has provided. Enlightenment is also…

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    I do not agree because that will focus on teaching the Buddhist story of suffering, but as a principle “The Four Noble Truths” article 1 is suffering (all of the noble will of power) in general means that most scholars. "The truth of the good life" and interpreted it. According to Buddhism, life is nothing other than misery and suffering not only to teach a man anything that does not look good, it is suffering. Whether or not it's nice to be suffering. Or optimistic reality too is suffering as a…

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    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 existence of suffering is not intended to bring out a negative world view- it conveys the suffering that humanity faces: physical or mental-while…

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    When I think about the four noble truths that the Buddha describes, I think of life in general. Every truth as the word “suffering” in it, meaning that suffering is a part of life. The first noble truth reads, “There is suffering”. In my eyes, this means that life isn’t perfect. We as humans will all experience some type of suffering in our lifetime, whether that is pain, death, loss, sickness, etc. The point of this noble truth is to know that nothing bad (or good) lasts forever. Both…

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