PSYCO239 Lecture Notes - Four Noble Truths, Dharmachakra, Dukha People
15 Mar 2014
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Buddhism triple jewels buddha dharma sangha buddha is not a given name, but an attribution. Setting the wheel in motion out of compassion, he goes out to find people to teach. he finds 5 shamanatras in the deer park. he teaches them the first sutra. The middle way. he instructs them in. Parinirvana - he reaches the end of the cycle of rebirth, his suffering ceases completely, he is perfectly happy. impossible to understand. remember for test. escapes samsara. Craving). three forms of craving: sensual pleasure; desire for existence; inversion of desire (trying to push yourself away from things you don"t like, avoidance): noble truth of cessation: when trsna/craving is removed, suffering will cease. Nirvana, which is the supreme goal of the buddhist path. Wisdom: right understanding - accepting the four noble truth, right thought - right resolve, developing the right kind of attitude. makign a firm commitment to obtaining a state of contentment, and ahimsa.
