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Explain the teachings of The Four Noble Truths.
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AO1 Explain the teachings of The Four Noble Truths The four noble truths can be shown with a medical model: The 1st noble truth: what is wrong: suffering The 2nd noble truth: finding the cause: craving The 3rd noble truth: finding a cure: the noble 8-fold path The 4th noble truth: implementing the cure: living by the ways of the noble 8-fold path. The First Noble Truth is the truth of suffering. The Pali word is dukkha. Although dukkha is usually translated as suffering, imperfection is also applicable. Other definitions of dukkha are unsatisfactory, insubstantial and impermanence. The Buddha said there are three kinds of dukkha. The first two are inevitable, the third is optional. The first is dukkha-dukkha ordinary suffering. These include what the Buddha calls the three great teachers: sickness, old age and death, and the loss of a loved one. The second is viparinama-dukkha. We all confront...
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