Chattari ariyasachchani

Chattari ariyasachchani

Cattāri ariyasaccāni (Pali "noble truths") are the four noble truths that Buddha voiced to his first disciples after enlightenment.

The first truth is suffering. It means that suffering and unsatisfactoriness reign in the world, all phenomena are subject to it. After realizing this, a person can begin his spiritual path.

The second truth is that there is a cause for suffering. It is thirst, a passionate desire for something. Sometimes it also stands for clinging to desire, because of which it cannot stop.

The third truth is that there is an end to suffering. The cessation is renunciation of cravings, is their abandonment, not clinging to them.

The fourth truth is the way to end suffering. This is the very teaching of Buddha Shakyamuni – the Noble Eightfold Path. The view and practice that allows to stop thirst.