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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]]. | 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. | ||