Extracted from the website of Buddhist Vajrayana Charity Funds Association and translated (四諦) into English:
| 1. | The Four Noble Truths | |||
| - | Truth: absolute truth. The Four Noble Truths: the four types of true principles. | |||
| - | 【The Mahaprajna-parinirvana Sutra】, Volume 15: | |||
| “ | In the past, we did not realise the Four Noble Truths, and kept transmigrating in samsara, within the vast and miserable ocean of life and death; if we can realise the Four Noble Truths, then we can break the cycle of life and death.” | |||
| - | The four noble truths explain the transmigration of life and death and the true principle of how we can free ourselves from life and death. | |||
| 2. | Relationship | |||
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Different types of pain and suffering |
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| Truth of Suffering | The Fruit of the cycle of Life and Death |
Cause and Effect in world | ||||||||||
Three kinds of suffering: |
The Fruit of Delusion |
Must Recognise |
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS |
Truth of the Origin of Suffering | Self-thought as the origin |
The Cause of the Cycle of Life and Death |
Transmigration |
Must Eliminate |
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Greed, hatred and delusion are the Three Poisons |
The Cause of Delusion |
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| Truth of the Cessation of Suffering | Absolute Cessation of Suffering |
The Fruit of Nirvana |
Cause and Effect in transcendent world |
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Must Realise |
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Realisation of calmness and extinction of Nirvana |
The Fruit of Enlightenment |
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Must Cultivate |
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Truth of the Path to the Cessation of Suffering |
Cultivation of the Noble Eightfold Path |
The Cause of Nirvana |
Liberation |
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The Cause of Enlightenment |