The Fourth Noble Truth-Leading Cessation dukkha*
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The Fourth Noble Truth
The Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of dukkha
dukkha nirodha gamini patipada ariya sacca
© 2005–2013
The Noble Eightfold Path
"And this, monks, is the noble truth of the way of practice leading to the cessation of dukkha: precisely this Noble Eightfold Path: right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration."
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta: Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 1993–2013
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The threefold division of the path
[Visakha, a layman, ex-husband of Ven. Sister Dhammadinna:] "And are the three aggregates [of virtue, concentration, discernment] included under the noble eightfold path, lady, or is the noble eightfold path included under the three aggregates?"
[Ven. Sister Dhammadinna:] "The three aggregates are not included under the noble eightfold path, friend Visakha, but the noble eightfold path is included under the three aggregates. Right speech, right action, & right livelihood come under the aggregate of virtue. Right effort, right mindfulness, & right concentration come under the aggregate of concentration. Right view & right resolve come under the aggregate of discernment."
Culavedalla Sutta: The Shorter Set of Questions-and-Answers
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 1998–2013
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An ancient path rediscovered
"It is just as if a man, traveling along a wilderness track, were to see an ancient path, an ancient road, traveled by people of former times. He would follow it. Following it, he would see an ancient city, an ancient capital inhabited by people of former times, complete with parks, groves, & ponds, walled, delightful. He would go to address the king or the king's minister, saying, 'Sire, you should know that while traveling along a wilderness track I saw an ancient path... I followed it... I saw an ancient city, an ancient capital... complete with parks, groves, & ponds, walled, delightful. Sire, rebuild that city!' The king or king's minister would rebuild the city, so that at a later date the city would become powerful, rich, & well-populated, fully grown & prosperous.
"In the same way I saw an ancient path, an ancient road, traveled by the Rightly Self-awakened Ones of former times. And what is that ancient path, that ancient road, traveled by the Rightly Self-awakened Ones of former times? Just this noble eightfold path: right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration... I followed that path. Following it, I came to direct knowledge of birth... becoming... clinging... craving... feeling... contact... the six sense media... name-&-form... consciousness, direct knowledge of the origination of consciousness, direct knowledge of the cessation of consciousness, direct knowledge of the path leading to the cessation of consciousness. I followed that path.
"Following it, I came to direct knowledge of fabrications, direct knowledge of the origination of fabrications, direct knowledge of the cessation of fabrications, direct knowledge of the path leading to the cessation of fabrications. Knowing that directly, I have revealed it to monks, nuns, male lay followers & female lay followers, so that this holy life has become powerful, rich, detailed, well-populated, wide-spread, proclaimed among celestial & human beings."
Nagara Sutta: The City
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 1997–2013
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A path to overcome danger
"There are these three things that are (genuine) mother-&-child-separating dangers. Which three? The danger of aging, the danger of illness, the danger of death.
"A mother can't get (her wish) with regard to her child who is aging, 'I am aging, but may my child not age.' A child can't get (its wish) with regard to its mother who is aging, 'I am aging, but may my mother not age.'
"A mother can't get (her wish) with regard to her child who is growing ill, 'I am growing ill, but may my child not grow ill.' A child can't get (its wish) with regard to its mother who is growing ill, 'I am growing ill, but may my mother not grow ill.'
"A mother can't get (her wish) with regard to her child who is dying, 'I am dying, but may my child not die.' A child can't get (its wish) with regard to its mother who is dying, 'I am dying, but may my mother not die.'
"These are the three things that are (genuine) mother-&-child-separating dangers.
"There is a path, there is a practice, that leads to the abandoning and overcoming of these three mother-&-child-uniting dangers and these three mother-&-child-separating dangers.
"And which is that path, which is that practice...? Just this very noble eightfold path, i.e., right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.
"This is the path, this the practice, that leads to the abandoning and overcoming of these three mother-&-child-uniting dangers and these three mother-&-child-separating dangers."
Bhaya Sutta: Dangers
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 2005–2013
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Enlightenment is accessible only to those who follow this path
"In any doctrine & discipline where the noble eightfold path is not found, no contemplative of the first... second... third... fourth order [stream-winner, once-returner, non-returner, or arahant] is found. But in any doctrine & discipline where the noble eightfold path is found, contemplatives of the first... second... third... fourth order are found. The noble eightfold path is found in this doctrine & discipline, and right here there are contemplatives of the first... second... third... fourth order. Other teachings are empty of knowledgeable contemplatives. And if the monks dwell rightly, this world will not be empty of arahants."
See also
chapters 1-6
Maha-parinibbana Sutta: Last Days of the Buddha
(excerpt)
translated from the Pali by
Sister Vajira & Francis Story
© 1998–2013
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Four Noble Truths
cattari ariya saccani
© 2005–2013
Breaking free
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The Third Noble Truth
The Noble Truth of the Cessation of dukkha
dukkha nirodho ariya sacca
© 2005–2013
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"The Four Noble Truths" in The Wings to Awakening
www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/wings/part3.html#part3-h-1
The Noble Eightfold Path: The Way to the End of Suffering, by Bhikkhu Bodhi (Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society, 1994)
Maha-cattarisaka Sutta (MN 117) — The Great Forty
Provenance:
©2005 John T. Bullitt.
This anthology prepared by jtb for Access to Insight.
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The Fourth Noble Truth
The Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of dukkha
dukkha nirodha gamini patipada ariya sacca
© 2005–2013
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AMEN''
The Fourth Noble Truth
The Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of dukkha
dukkha nirodha gamini patipada ariya sacca
© 2005–2013
The Noble Eightfold Path
"And this, monks, is the noble truth of the way of practice leading to the cessation of dukkha: precisely this Noble Eightfold Path: right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration."
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta: Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 1993–2013
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=fourtruths&action=display&thread=3982#ixzz1oKeg12Hv
The threefold division of the path
[Visakha, a layman, ex-husband of Ven. Sister Dhammadinna:] "And are the three aggregates [of virtue, concentration, discernment] included under the noble eightfold path, lady, or is the noble eightfold path included under the three aggregates?"
[Ven. Sister Dhammadinna:] "The three aggregates are not included under the noble eightfold path, friend Visakha, but the noble eightfold path is included under the three aggregates. Right speech, right action, & right livelihood come under the aggregate of virtue. Right effort, right mindfulness, & right concentration come under the aggregate of concentration. Right view & right resolve come under the aggregate of discernment."
Culavedalla Sutta: The Shorter Set of Questions-and-Answers
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 1998–2013
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=fourtruths&thread=4002#ixzz1oKkkT7Zu
An ancient path rediscovered
"It is just as if a man, traveling along a wilderness track, were to see an ancient path, an ancient road, traveled by people of former times. He would follow it. Following it, he would see an ancient city, an ancient capital inhabited by people of former times, complete with parks, groves, & ponds, walled, delightful. He would go to address the king or the king's minister, saying, 'Sire, you should know that while traveling along a wilderness track I saw an ancient path... I followed it... I saw an ancient city, an ancient capital... complete with parks, groves, & ponds, walled, delightful. Sire, rebuild that city!' The king or king's minister would rebuild the city, so that at a later date the city would become powerful, rich, & well-populated, fully grown & prosperous.
"In the same way I saw an ancient path, an ancient road, traveled by the Rightly Self-awakened Ones of former times. And what is that ancient path, that ancient road, traveled by the Rightly Self-awakened Ones of former times? Just this noble eightfold path: right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration... I followed that path. Following it, I came to direct knowledge of birth... becoming... clinging... craving... feeling... contact... the six sense media... name-&-form... consciousness, direct knowledge of the origination of consciousness, direct knowledge of the cessation of consciousness, direct knowledge of the path leading to the cessation of consciousness. I followed that path.
"Following it, I came to direct knowledge of fabrications, direct knowledge of the origination of fabrications, direct knowledge of the cessation of fabrications, direct knowledge of the path leading to the cessation of fabrications. Knowing that directly, I have revealed it to monks, nuns, male lay followers & female lay followers, so that this holy life has become powerful, rich, detailed, well-populated, wide-spread, proclaimed among celestial & human beings."
Nagara Sutta: The City
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 1997–2013
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=fourtruths&thread=4004#ixzz1oKnhuUfq
A path to overcome danger
"There are these three things that are (genuine) mother-&-child-separating dangers. Which three? The danger of aging, the danger of illness, the danger of death.
"A mother can't get (her wish) with regard to her child who is aging, 'I am aging, but may my child not age.' A child can't get (its wish) with regard to its mother who is aging, 'I am aging, but may my mother not age.'
"A mother can't get (her wish) with regard to her child who is growing ill, 'I am growing ill, but may my child not grow ill.' A child can't get (its wish) with regard to its mother who is growing ill, 'I am growing ill, but may my mother not grow ill.'
"A mother can't get (her wish) with regard to her child who is dying, 'I am dying, but may my child not die.' A child can't get (its wish) with regard to its mother who is dying, 'I am dying, but may my mother not die.'
"These are the three things that are (genuine) mother-&-child-separating dangers.
"There is a path, there is a practice, that leads to the abandoning and overcoming of these three mother-&-child-uniting dangers and these three mother-&-child-separating dangers.
"And which is that path, which is that practice...? Just this very noble eightfold path, i.e., right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.
"This is the path, this the practice, that leads to the abandoning and overcoming of these three mother-&-child-uniting dangers and these three mother-&-child-separating dangers."
Bhaya Sutta: Dangers
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 2005–2013
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=fourtruths&thread=4005#ixzz1oKok2L3g
Enlightenment is accessible only to those who follow this path
"In any doctrine & discipline where the noble eightfold path is not found, no contemplative of the first... second... third... fourth order [stream-winner, once-returner, non-returner, or arahant] is found. But in any doctrine & discipline where the noble eightfold path is found, contemplatives of the first... second... third... fourth order are found. The noble eightfold path is found in this doctrine & discipline, and right here there are contemplatives of the first... second... third... fourth order. Other teachings are empty of knowledgeable contemplatives. And if the monks dwell rightly, this world will not be empty of arahants."
See also
chapters 1-6
Maha-parinibbana Sutta: Last Days of the Buddha
(excerpt)
translated from the Pali by
Sister Vajira & Francis Story
© 1998–2013
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=dhammavirt&action=display&thread=3868#ixzz1s0pb6Zl9
Four Noble Truths
cattari ariya saccani
© 2005–2013
Breaking free
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=fourtruths&action=display&thread=3980#ixzz1oKpAA3VD
The Third Noble Truth
The Noble Truth of the Cessation of dukkha
dukkha nirodho ariya sacca
© 2005–2013
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=fourtruths&action=display&thread=3997#ixzz1oKh1ViR1
"The Four Noble Truths" in The Wings to Awakening
www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/wings/part3.html#part3-h-1
The Noble Eightfold Path: The Way to the End of Suffering, by Bhikkhu Bodhi (Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society, 1994)
Maha-cattarisaka Sutta (MN 117) — The Great Forty
Provenance:
©2005 John T. Bullitt.
This anthology prepared by jtb for Access to Insight.
This Access to Insight edition is ©2005–2013.
Terms of use: You may copy, reformat, reprint, republish, and redistribute this work in any medium whatsoever, provided that: (1) you only make such copies, etc. available free of charge; (2) you clearly indicate that any derivatives of this work (including translations) are derived from this source document; and (3) you include the full text of this license in any copies or derivatives of this work. Otherwise, all rights reserved. For additional information about this license, see the FAQ.
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How to cite this document (one suggested style):
The Fourth Noble Truth
The Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of dukkha
dukkha nirodha gamini patipada ariya sacca
© 2005–2013
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