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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 == | ||
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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 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 Fourth Noble Truth is that the way to this liberation is through the Noble Eightfold Path.
See also
Sources
Pearls of Wisdom, vol. 27, no. 28.
Pearls of Wisdom, vol. 26, no. 21.