Dukkha (Suffering)
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A difficult truth of existence that patience helps a Buddhist accept, without giving rise to anger or resentment.
The first truth, which acknowledges that suffering and dissatisfaction are universal experiences.
The universal problem of suffering introduced to Siddhartha by the first three sights.
The five moral precepts are undertaken to cultivate moral discipline and reduce this.
The fundamental human problem that even ultimate worldly pleasure cannot resolve.
Ignorance of anicca leads to attachment, which causes this suffering.
Topics that use Dukkha (Suffering)
- Buddhism - 3.1.1.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)
- Key Beliefs (AQA GCSE)
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