RELIGST 2K03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Skandha, Dukkha, Four Noble Truths

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The life of the buddha and the big ideas of early buddhism. Early buddhism"s big ideas: the middle way (114-125, the five skandhas (125-134, the four noble truths (135-159, the eight-fold path (147-154, the twelve links of dependent origination (138-143) The skandhas, or aggregates, are the psychological and physical constituents of the self . 2. sensation (resulting form contact with sense objects - pleasant, unpleasant or neutral) 2. samudaya - arising of duhkha due to thirst (desire/craving) 3. nirodha - cessation of duhkha via eliminating thirst. 4. marga - the buddhist path, which eliminates thirst. 8. right view right intention 1-2 = wisdom right speech right action right livelihood 3-5 = morality right effort right mindfulness right concentration 6-8 = meditation. The twelve links of dependent origination (the beginning of creation) (138-43) When this is, that is; this arising, that arising. When this is not, that is not; this ceasing, that ceases. (strong, table 5. 2 for all links)

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