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 | ||||||||||
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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 |
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The Cause of the Cycle of Life and Death |
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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 |
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The Fruit of Nirvana |
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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 |
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Cultivation of the Noble Eightfold Path |
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The Cause of Nirvana |
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Liberation |
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The Cause of Enlightenment |