Essentials of Buddhism

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Essentials of Buddhism

Four Noble Truths

   1. Suffering exists
   2. Suffering arises from attachment to desires
   3. Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases
   4. Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing the Eightfold Path

Noble Eightfold Path

Three Qualities	Eightfold Path
Wisdom (panna)	Right View
	Right Thought
Morality (sila)	Right Speech
	Right Action
	Right Livelihood
Meditation (samadhi)	Right Effort
	Right Mindfulness
	Right Contemplation

Three Characteristics of Existence

   1. Transiency (anicca)
   2. Sorrow (dukkha)
   3. Selflessness (anatta)

Hindrances

   1. Sensuous lust
   2. Aversion and ill will
   3. Sloth and torpor
   4. Restlessness and worry
   5. Sceptical doubt

Factors of Enlightenment

   1. Mindfulness
   2. Investigation
   3. Energy
   4. Rapture
   5. Tranquillity
   6. Concentration
   7. Equanimity