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    redefine the promises of alternative religions that argue life is an undeniably joyous privilege. By denying optimism and revealing the true brutality that life has to offer, the morals behind the east Asian religion known as Buddhism, and the Four Noble Truths it is centered around, strike its followers with dread and dejection. These so called “truths” serve as structure for the spiritual beliefs of people who follow Buddhism, as well as a scapegoat that can easily be condemned in a time of misfortune

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    Dharma, Sangha) these are also referring to as the three refuges. The Buddha is the person who has had the Experience of Enlightenment (Nibbana). As such, the dharma is the teaching of Buddha to finding the truth way of things. They are the four noble truth the eightfold path or middle way and the five Buddhist precepts. The Sangha is the community of where the practice the religion (Fundamental

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    The two ways for people to reach Nirvana was to followed the Eight fold path and the Four noble truths. The Eight fold path described the way to end samsara as it was taught by Siddharta Gautama the Buddha. It was a practical guideline to ethnical and mental development with the goal to free one from the cycle of samsara and lead one to understand the truth about all things. Together with the Four Noble Truths, it lead to the gist of Buddhism. Great force was put on practical aspect because it

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    appearing in rotting flesh) 4. Birth by transformation (miraculous materialization, as with most devas). Jāti is identified within the Buddha's first discourse, The Discourse That Sets Turning the Wheel of Truth, as an aspect of dukkha (suffering): "The Noble Truth of Suffering (dukkha) is this: birth (jati) is suffering, aging is suffering..., death is suffering, association with the unpleasant is suffering, dissociation from the pleasant is suffering, not to receive what one desires is suffering—in brief

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    Noble gases are the most stable elements of the periodic table. They have many qualities that make them unique to other elemental groups. Noble Gases have many important differences that should be noted when studying the periodic table; such as the number of valence electrons and location, their state of matter, and their reactivity. When studying noble gases you should be aware of what mainly sets them apart from the other elements of the periodic table; their valence electrons. They are unique

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    The four Noble Truths were “taught in Buddhism as the fundamental insight or enlightenment of the Buddha” (Dr. Morris, lecture notes). The first Noble Truth is Dukkha, which meaning suffering or frustration. “Life inevitably involves suffering, is imperfect and unsatisfactory” (Living Religions, p. 110). According to Mary Pat Fisher, “happiness is not permanent” and “we all experience grief, unfulfilled desires, sickness, old age, physical pain, mental anguish, and death” (Living Religions, p. 110)

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    Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, and Nirvana. The first, and most important key when understanding the path of enlightenment is that understanding Buddha’s teachings known as the Four Noble Truths. The Buddhist religion focuses on the Four Noble Truths, which if followed guarantees the cure for human suffering. I personally think that the Four Noble Truths represent a good approach to life because human suffering comes from the choices we make in life and how we choose to live. The Four Noble Truths

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    In chapter four of “Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction”, Damien Keown, discusses the "Four Noble Truths'" and explores focal principles of the Buddha's teachings. "The ultimate goal of Buddhism is to put an end to suffering and rebirth." (Keown, 43) to attain nirvana. This is mostly through driving a moral life, and somewhat through the wisdom picked up by studying the Four Noble Truths. In this paper, I will be stating why is suffering an inevitable part of life according to Buddhism. As well as

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    Q2. Outline and discuss the four noble truths: is the Buddhist view of existence optimistic or pessimistic? The question of the Buddhist view of existence being optimistic or pessimistic is one which is many have an opinion on. It could be said that the four noble truths provide the views of the Buddha in the way that life is led and more importantly, should be led. Certainly, the end goal is clearly optimistic, the attainment of spiritual enlightenment, or nirvana. However, the Buddhist view

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    The most interesting part of this week’s reading is The Four Noble Truths. In Buddha’s first sermon he discussed these truths to his disciples. The Four Noble Truths are: Life is suffering, suffering is caused by craving, suffering can have an end, and there is a path which leads to the end of suffering. Life is suffering is the realization that the world is in fact suffering. Suffering and pain are referred to as “Duhka”, there are three types of Duhka’s. “Duhka Duhka” is suffering due to biological

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