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[[File:Sarnath1.jpg|thumb|alt=caption|Dhamek Stupa in | [[File:Sarnath1.jpg|thumb|alt=caption|Dhamek Stupa in Sarnath, India, site where the Buddha first taught the Four Noble Truths]] | ||
Gautama preached his first sermon, known as the ''Dhammacakkappavattana-sutta'' (“Setting in Motion the Wheel of Truth”), at Isipatana (now Sarnath) near Benares. During this sermon he revealed the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and the Middle Way. | Gautama preached his first sermon, known as the ''Dhammacakkappavattana-sutta'' (“Setting in Motion the Wheel of Truth”), at Isipatana (now Sarnath) near Benares (Varanasi). During this sermon he revealed the [[Four Noble Truths]], the [[Eightfold Path]], and the [[Middle Way]]. | ||
The First Noble Truth is that life is dukkha “suffering.” | The First Noble Truth is that life is [[dukkha]] “suffering.” | ||
The Second Noble Truth is that the cause of this suffering is tanha “desire,” or “thirst.” | The Second Noble Truth is that the cause of this suffering is tanha “desire,” or “thirst.” | ||
The Third Noble Truth is that there is freedom or cessation from suffering: Nirvana (also known by the term Tankakkhaya “extinction of thirst”). | The Third Noble Truth is that there is freedom or cessation from suffering: [[Nirvana]] (also known by the term Tankakkhaya “extinction of thirst”). | ||
The Fourth Noble Truth is that the way to this liberation is through the Noble | The Fourth Noble Truth is that the way to this liberation is through the Noble Eightfold Path. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||