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Four Noble Truths

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The four noble truths "are suffering, origin, cessation, and path" (Lopez, 2015, p. 860). These noble truths "are said to be true only for those with insight into the nature of reality" (Lopez, 2015, p. 860). As opposed to "the benighted, they are not true" (Lopez, 2015, p. 860). In the first truth presented by Buddha, he recognizes the sufferings as "the physical and mental constituents of the person" (Lopez, 2015, p. 860). Then the Buddha moves into "the truth of the cause or origin of those sufferings" (Lopez, 2015, p. 860). Likewise, "the truth of the cessation of suffering" (Lopez, 2015, p. 860) is known as the third truth. More so "the craving that is its cause, not temporarily but permanently" (Lopez, 2015, p. 860). Nirvana can be seen as "the cessation of all forms of suffering and their causes" (Lopez, 2015, p. 860). …show more content…

860). This path will lead "to that state of cessation" (Lopez, 2015, p. 860). The eightfold path is one of "the key terms of Buddhism" (Lopez, 2015, p. 859) yet "is the path between the two extremes that the Buddha himself had fallen into earlier in his life" (Lopez, 2015, p. 859). This direction leads to peace and nirvana. The eightfold path is made up of "right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right meditation" (Lopez, 2015, p. 859). These components are essential to Buddhism because "they are summarized under the three trainings necessary for liberation from rebirth" (Lopez, 2015, p. 859). The three trainings consists of the eightfold path such as "the training in ethics (right speech, right action, right livelihood), the training in meditation (right effort, right mindfulness, right meditation), and the training in wisdom (right view, right intention)" (Lopez, 2015, p.

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