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The Four Noble Truths form the basis of Buddhist beliefs. Explain the Four Noble Truths and show how they were illustrated by specific events in the life of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha).
The Buddhist beleives in tge Four Noble Truth which explore the human suffering.These are the basics for their belief in Buddhism. They are the following
It says that suffering exist in life it is real and almost universal. It may be come in varied forms. The three main forms of suffering Sri Buddha was seen while going outside the palace first time are oldage, sickness and death. Buddha says that the suffering will go deeper and human life is not an ideal one mostly fails to live upto their expectations.
Every people has desires and wishes and the satisfaction from these desires and expectations are temperoray. Pleasure is not last for ever it becomes to monotonous. Buddhas teachings doesn't end with suffering besides it provides the ways to overcome that and brings ways yo end sufferings.
2. causes (Samudaya)
The second Noble truth of Buddha deals with the causes of all suffering. The Buddha taught that the rootcause of all sufferings are the desire of human being. It mainly come in three forms they are known as three roots of evil or three fires or three poisons. They are the following
3.Cessation of suffering (Nirodha)
The Buddha taught the way to end or extinguish the desire. It is the liberation from the suferings and attachments.The life of Buddha was a living example of this cesseation or liberation from suffering is possible in the human life.
The word Nirvana means extinguishing. If we attain Niravana it leads to enlightment or the extinguishing the three evils the greed, delusion and hatred. Niravana is the state of mind where human can reach it provides a positivity and spiritual joy and eliminates the negative emotions.
The Buddha discouraged his followers while asking questions about Niravana. It is for freeing them from the suffering.
4.Path to the cessation of suffering (Magga)
The fourth noble truth of buddhism is the end of suffering or the ways to end the human sufferings. Buddha provided an eight fold path to end the sufferings.
Right understanding
Right intention
Right speech
Right action
Right livelihood
Right effort
Right mindfulness
Right concentration
Buddha described these paths to attain enlightenment.
