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What are the twelve aspects of the Four Noble Truths?
For each of the Four Noble Truths, there are three aspects. The three aspects for each Noble Truth follows a pattern of Recognition (understanding it), Encouragement (what is to be done), and Realization (what has been done).
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How do we focus on stress for the first noble truth?
Do we focus on suffering as the suffering we're experiencing in the present moment or do we focus on suffering how the Buddha and Sariputta put forth and analyzed the four noble truths like: "Now what, friends, is the noble truth of stress? Birth is…
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Can contemplation of the four noble truths lead to penetration of them?
Like can you gain insight into the four noble truths by contemplating them? In this sutta the Buddha says that "your duty is the contemplation" and then goes into the four noble truths…
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The four noble truths
H.E Tsem Rinpoche says the following on his website.
"Through a lack of understanding of how things truly exist, we create and recreate an independent self entity called “me.”
The whole of our experience in life can be viewed through this sense of…
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Why aren't there 5 Noble Truths?
Consider the fact that our Nirvana depends on one crucial truth and that is law of Karma. Good karma bear good fruit and bad karma generates bad results.
Why didn't Buddha say that Fifth Noble Truth is law of Karma ?
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What to do when experience is different to teaching examples?
What does Buddhism say to do when a specific Buddhist teaching or example of a teaching, is in disagreement with lived experience?
This is not about rejecting the whole way but maybe small parts based on lived experience not wants.
(Example, Brother…
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What does "this" stands for in the observation "This is suffering."?
This is suffering is one of the noble truths. But it is not clear what does "this" stands for ?
Similarly in the statement "This is the way leading to the cessation of suffering." , it is not clear what does "this" stands for?
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What is the most accurate translation of the First Noble Truth?
If I search for the 4 noble truths of Buddha on Google I get the following different translations of the first noble truth:
Life is suffering.
There is suffering in life.
Life is unsatisfactory.
and from the Wikipedia
Dukkha (suffering, incapable…
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