Four Noble Truths of the Buddha

(For an excellent introduction to the Four Noble Truths of the Buddha, click here.)

1. Dukkha
1. suffering as pain
2. suffering as change
3. suffering as condition
2. Tanha
1. ”grasping,” “desire,” or “attachment”
2. Ten Fetters of Bonds:
1. view of individuality
2. doubt
3. clinging to precepts and vows
4. sensual desire
5. aversion
6. desire for form
7. desire for the formless
8. pride
9. agitation
10. ignorance.
3. Nirvana
1. the cessation of suffering
2. goal of the Buddhist Path
3. Nirvana from three points of view:
1. the termination of the defilements of greed, hatred, and delusion
2. the final condition of the Buddha and arhats after death
3. the unconditioned realm known at the moment of awakening.
4. The Eightfold Path
1. the way leading to the cessation of suffering

1. right view	seeing the 4 truths	wisdom  (prajna)
2. right intention	desirelessness friendliness compassion
3. right speech	refraining from false speech refraining from divisive speech refraining from hurtful speech refraining from idle chatter	conduct (sila)
4. right action	refraining from harming living beings refraining from taking what is not given refraining from sexual misconduct
5. right livelihood	not based on wrong speech and action
6. right effort	to prevent unarisen unwholesome states to abandon arisen unwholesome states to arouse unarisen wholesome states to develop arisen wholesome states
7. right mindfulness	contemplation of body, feeling, and mind contemplation of the dharma	meditation (samadhi)
8. right concentration	practice of the four dhyanas