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Essentials of Buddhism
Originally posted on sciy.org by Ron Anastasia on Wed 27 Sep 2006 10:42 AM PDT
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
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