Ariyya Saccani

&
Ariyya Atangika Magga
 Generally known as The Four Noble Truths
It contains the essence of Buddhas teaching.
It was these four principles that the Buddha came to
understand during his meditation under the Bodhi tree.
They are: a. The Truth of Suffering
b.The Truth of the Origin of Suffering
c. The Truth of the Cessation of Suffering
d. The Truth of the Path of the Cessation of
Suffering
 First Noble Truth: Suffering
Known as Dukkha
The Buddha declared that the world is full of suffering.
Birth, decrepitude, sickness and death -> unavoidable
Three forms of mental suffering:
-separation from the people we love
-contact with people we dislike
-frustration of desires
Happiness real, comes in many ways ephemeral
Buddhists believe to end suffering accept the fact
suffering is a fact of life
Second Noble Truth: Origin of
Suffering
Known as Samudaya
The Buddha taught that the ultimate of suffering: Desire (Tanha)
Continually searching for something outside ourselves to be
happy no matter how successful we are never remain satisfied
This thirst grows from the ignorance of oneself go through life
grabbing one thing after another to get a sense of security
attach not only to physical things, ideas and opinions on ourselves
and the world
Frustration grows the world doesnt behave the way it should be
lives dont conform to our expectations
This comes in three forms: a. Three Roots of Evil
b. Three Fires
c. Three Poisons
Three Fires of Evil

Shown in a circle,
each reinforcing each
other
Rooster: Greed and
desire
Pig: Ignorance or
delusion
Snake: Hatred and
Destructive urges
Third Noble Truth: Cessation of
Suffering
Known as Nirodha
Cessation: the goal of ones practise in Buddhists
tradition
Key: eradicate causes of suffering, thus be free from
suffering
Buddhists believe Buddhas teaching will lead them to
Nirvana
Nirvana: a. Very difficult to explain
b. An experience a person has to feel for themselves
to understand better
Fourth Noble Truth: Path to the Cessation of Suffering

Consists a set of interconnected factors or conditions

A set of principles called the Eightfold Paths
Can only work if the person chooses to apply it to their
lives and takes fully responsibilities for the following
steps
Following these paths, leads ultimately to a life of free
suffering
Ariyya Atangika
Magga
Generally known as
The Noble Eightfold
Path
Not to be taken in
order, but rather
support and reinforce
each other
Can be summed up in
three categories:
a. Wisdom
b. Virtue
c. Concentration
 Under Wisdom:
a. Right Understanding (Samma Dhitti)
- accepting Buddhist teaching
b. Right Intention (Samma Sankappa)
- turn away from all evils and direct our minds towards
righteousness

Under Virtue:
a. Right Speech (Samma Vaca)
- speak kindly and truthfully, avoid slander, gossip and
blasphemy
b. Right Action (Samma Kammanta)
 c. Right Livelihood (Samma Ajiva)
- earn a living in such a way as to entail no evil consequences

Under Concentration:
a. Right Effort (Samma Vayama)
- cultivating a positive mind
b. Right Mindfulness (Samma Sati)
- developing awareness of the body, sensations, feelings and
state of mind
c. Right Concentration (Samma Samadhi)
- making the mind steady and calm in order to realise the true
nature of things