The four noble truths were taught, according to tradition, in the Buddha’s first sermon at the Deer Park near Benares. Life as ordinarily lived is marked by suffering; suffering arises from craving; it can cease; and the noble eightfold path leads to its cessation. The truths are often compared to a physician’s diagnosis, cause, prognosis and cure.
Four Noble Truths
The Buddha’s first teaching: suffering, its arising, its cessation, and the path to its cessation.