What are the four noble truths?
The Noble Truth of Dukkha or Suffering - Dukkha Sacca
The Noble Truth of the Origin of Dukkha - Samudaya Sacca
The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Dukkha - Nirodha Sacca
The Noble Truth of the Path leading to the Cessation of Dukkha - Magga Sacca
Why are they called noble truths - Ariya Sacca?
Because they are real and form an incontrovertible fact of life
What is the noble truth of suffering?
Birth - Jati is suffering
Ageing - Jara is suffering
Death - Marana is suffering
Sorrow - Soka is suffering
Lamentation - Parideva is suffering
Physical pain - Dukkha is suffering
Mental displeasure - Domanassa is suffering
Despair - Upayasa is suffering
Association with hateful is suffering
Separation from the beloved is suffering
Not getting what one desires is suffering
The 5 aggregates of clinging are suffering - matter or material forms, feeling, perception, volitional activities and consciousness
What is the noble truth of the origin of suffering?
Craving - Tanha which leads from birth to birth
Kama-tanha, the sensual craving the desire for enjoyment of sensuous pleasures
Bhava-tanha, craving for eternal existence, holding the eternity-belief
Vibhava-tanha, craving for non-existence, believing that there is nothing after death
What is the noble truth of the cessation of suffering?
The extinction of its origin, craving
Sotapatti - 1st stage of sainthood
Sakadagami - 2nd stage of sainthood
Anagami - 3rd stage of sainthood
Arahantship - final stage of sainthood
What is the noble truth of the path leading to the cessation of suffering?
The noble eightfold path
Right view or understanding
Right thought
Right speech
Right action
Right livelihood
Right effort
Right mindfulness
Right concentration