From View to Path: Core Buddhist Ideas and Traditions
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Today, we will explore key concepts that form the foundation of Buddhist practice. The teachings of the Buddha begin with understanding the nature of human experience. This is most clearly explained through the concept of the Five Aggregates, or Skandhas. Buddhism often talks about suffering.
Because understanding suffering is the first step toward freedom. The Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths：Dukkha (苦) – life involves suffering, Samudaya (集) – suffering arises from craving and ignorance, Nirodha (滅) – suffering can cease, Magga (道) – the path to the cessation of suffering.And that path is the Noble Eightfold Path：Right View,Right Intention,Right Speech,Right Action,Right Livelihood,Right Effort,Right Mindfulness,Right Concentration.These eight factors are grouped into three areas of training: ethics (Sila), meditation (Samadhi), and wisdom (Prajna).
So, practice is essential in Buddhism. It’s not just belief...
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