Buddha’s teaching
Just as the rim and spokes of a wheel center on the hub, so does the Buddha’s teaching center on the Four Noble Truths.
The Four Noble truths:
1) Dukkha – the truth of vulnerability and stress of human existence. Birth and death, aversion and attraction, pain and pleasure are all examples of Dukkha.
2) Samudaya – the truth of the causes of this Dukkha.
3) Nirodha – the truth of the cessation of Dukkha.
4) Magga – the truth of the existence of an eight-fold path that leads to the cessation of Dukkha.
Eight-fold path
The path that one practices in order to attain Enlightenment, and so, end Dukkha, is called the Eight-fold path. This path is organized in three groups under the headings ofSila(ethics), Samadhi (meditation), and Panna (wisdom).
Sila – Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood
Samadhi – Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration
Panna – Right Understanding, Right Thought
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