The Four Noble Truths
What The Four Noble Truths means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The teaching that includes the noble eightfold path, which brings a clear understanding and release from suffering.
Dukkha is the first of these, and the cessation of suffering is nirodha.
Topics that use The Four Noble Truths
- Key Beliefs (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Anatta (No-self)
- Arhat
- Arhat and Bodhisattva
- Asceticism
- Bodhisattva
- Buddha-nature
- Buddhahood
- Buddhist Ethics and Practice
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