1 History & Culture · 1.1.5 Buddhism, Jainism and heterodox sects

1.1.5.5 Buddhist teachings: Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path and the Middle Way

The Buddha taught that life is marked by suffering, that suffering has a cause that can be ended, and that the way to end it is a balanced path of right conduct, avoiding both luxury and extreme austerity.

  • APPSC Group 1
  • Advanced level
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Key terms

  • Four Noble Truths
  • Arya Satya
  • Eightfold Path
  • Middle Way
  • anicca
  • dukkha
  • anatta
  • nibbana
  • pratityasamutpada
  • Triratna
  • Panchasila
  • sangha

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  5. Common trapsFoundation
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