REL 2027 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Four Noble Truths, Dukkha, Impermanence
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Awakened one the name give to sakyamuni gautama siddhartha: spiritual master of 5th century bce in india, name is now applied to all humans believed to have experienced and rediscovered eternal truth (dharma) Four noble truths: of suffering, of the source of suffering, of the cessation of suffering, of the path leading to the cessation of suffering, explains the nature of dukkha, first thing taught by buddha after he was enlightened. Identified as the first of the four noble truths: has a broader meaning than suffering, essentially refers to the dissatisfaction that pervades all aspects of life. No self, no soul : the denial of the existence of an ultimate substantial soul, there is no underlying substance to humans we have no soul, one must recognize anatman along with two other characteristics to gain right understanding . Anatta : emerges from anatman, often stated as one of the three marks of existence.
