Four Noble Truths
Americanplural noun
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Within Buddhism, there are four noble truths that are used to guide the self toward liberation.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
An often-quoted sentiment from Buddhism is the first of the four noble truths.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Given this, it’s curious that he called his heroine Trishna, which is the second of the four noble truths, the foundation of Buddhist thought.
From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2012
Four kinds of offering, 186; four kinds of merit, 186; four simples, 181; the four quarters, 143; the four noble truths, 41, 181; the four signs, 15; where four roads cross, 140.
From The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus by Carus, Paul
In the earliest period of Buddhism more attention was paid to the four noble truths than to systematic metaphysics.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
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