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In Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths (Sanskrit: चतुरार्यसत्यानि, romanized: caturāryasatyāni; Pali: caturāriyasaccāni; "The Four Arya Satya") are "the truths of the Noble Ones", the truths or realities for the "spiritually worthy ones".
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The Four Noble Truths are a Buddhist teaching. They show Buddhists why they should follow the Middle Way.
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- The first truth is known as duhkha, meaning "suffering". Life is suffering and will remain so as long as one refuses to recognize its true nature.
- The second truth is samudaya, meaning "origination", and addresses the cause of suffering. The cause of suffering is the craving for permanence in an impermanent world.
- The third truth is nirodha meaning "cessation". In order to stop craving, one must understand what one is actually craving and recognize that the illusion of permanence cannot satisfy one’s needs.
- The fourth truth is marga, meaning "the path", by which Buddha means his "middle way" in navigating life. He begins by simply stating that there is a path which leads one away from craving and suffering and then explains what that path is
There is suffering. There is a cause of suffering. There is an end to suffering. The way out is the eightfold path. The Buddha is said to have realized these fundamental truths on the night of his great awakening. But fearing they were too far removed from ordinary experience for others to understand, he decided to keep them to himself.