Four Noble Truths: Difference between revisions
m (cap) |
PeterDuffy (talk | contribs) m (minor formatting) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
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]]. | 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 Eightfold Path. | The Fourth Noble Truth is that the way to this liberation is through the Noble Eightfold Path. | ||
Latest revision as of 00:05, 4 January 2022
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.