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'''The Four Noble Truths''' are the central teaching of the [[Dhammacakka Sutta]], the first discourse of the [[Buddha]] upon his attainment of enlightenment.  In the [[Pali]] canon, the [[Dhammacakka Sutta]] is contained within the [[Samyutta Nikaya]] text.  This discourse is known as the Pali Sutra, the Dharmapadha, and various translates in English to the ''Wheel of Dharma Discourse''.
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The Truths, as delineated by the [[Buddha]] in this discourse are:
 
:#The Noble Truth of Suffering; suffering (dukkha) involves birth, aging, illness, death, being with what is displeasing, being separated from what is pleasing, not getting what one wants, and the five aggregates of clinging (pancupādānakkhandhā).
:#The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering; the origin of suffering (dukkhasamudayo) is craving (tanhā) or deisre rooted in sensual pleasures, existence, and extermination.
:#The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering; the end of suffering (dukkhanirodho) is attainable, and is achieved through the relinquishment of and freedom from craving, clinging, and desire.
:#The Noble Truth of the Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering; the means to the end of suffering is [[The Eightfold Path]].
 
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