Where EXACTLY in the Buddhists set of Scriptures is the 4 Noble Truths & The Noble 8Fold Path, with detailed..

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Answer 1

The very first sermon of the Buddha;the 'DHARMACHAKRAPAVATTANA Sutra'.where He gave to the five monks at the Deer Park (Migadaya Forest) near Varanasi,India.

This first sermon is also known as "The Discourse on the Turning the Wheel of Dhamma."In this discourse the Buddha presented the Essence of His teachings and laid down the Foundation of all his later Teachings.That foundation is the most important Universal Truths known as the "FOUR NOBLE TRUTH."

"Dve'me bhikkhave antapabbajitena na sevitabba"

"These two extremes,bhikkhus,should not be followed by one who has gone forth from worldly life."
So did the Buddha begin his sermon.

What are the two extremes?One extreme is indulgence in desirable sense pleasure,which is low,vulgar,unprofitable,practised by worldlings but not by noble persons.
The other extreme is self-mortification,which is painful,ignoble and unprofitable.
Avoiding both extremes,the Buddha realized the Middle Path.
What is the Middle Path?
It is the NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH!
1.RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
2.RIGHT THOUGHT
3.RIGHT SPEECH
4.RIGHT ACTION
5.RIGHT LIVELIHOOD
6.RIGHT EFFORT
7.RIGHT MINDFULNESS
8.RIGHT CONCENTRATION
By avoiding the two extremes and following the Middle Path,the Buddha gained vision and special knowledge;he could eradicate all defilements;he could understand the four Noble Truths penetratively.
THE FIRST NOBLE TRUTH.
THE NOBLE TRUTH OF SUFFERING.

Birth is suffering;ageing is suffering;sorrow,lamentation pain,grief and despair are suffering;association with the unloved or unpleasant condition is suffering;separation from the beloved or pleasant condition is suffering;not to get what one desires is suffering.In brief,the five aggregates of attachment are suffering.

THE SECOND NOBLE TRUTH.
THE NOBLE TRUTH OF THE ORIGIN OF SUFFERING.

It is craving(tanha) which gives rise to fresh rebirth together with pleasure and attachment.
Three kinds of craving:
1.Craving for sense pleasure(kamatanha)
2.Craving for existence or becoming(bhavatanha)
3.Craving for non-existence or self-annihilation(vibhavatanha)

Where does craving arise?When it take root?Where does it take root?

THE THIRD NOBLE TRUTH.
THE NOBLE TRUTH OF THE EXTINCTION OF SUFFERING.

It is the complete fading away and extinction of craving,forsaking and abandoning craving,liberation and detachment from craving.

Where may this craving be abandoned,where may it become extinct?

THE FOURTH NOBLE TRUTH.
THE NOBLE TRUTH OF THE PATH LEADING TO THE EXTINCTION OF SUFFERING.

THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH!

Answer 2

The Buddha taught that in life there exists sorrow / suffering which is caused by desire and it can be cured (ceased) by following the Noble Eightfold Path. This teaching is called the the "Four Noble Truths".

1. Suffering: Birth is suffering, aging is suffering, illness is suffering, death is suffering; union with what is displeasing is suffering; separation from what is pleasing is suffering; not to get what one wants is suffering; in brief, the five aggregates subject to clinging are suffering.
2. The cause of suffering: The desire which leads to renewed existence (rebirth) (the cycle of samsara)
3. The cessation of suffering: The cessation of desire.
4. The way leading to the cessation of suffering: The Noble Eightfold Path;

The Noble Eightfold Path is the way to the cessation of suffering, the fourth part of the Four Noble Truths. In order to fully understand the noble truths and investigate whether they were in fact true, the Buddha recommended that a certain path be followed which is divided into three sections : Sila, Samadhi, and Panna.

Sila is morality—abstaining from unwholesome deeds of body and speech. Within the division of sila are three parts of the Noble Eightfold Path:

1. Right Speech - One speaks in a non hurtful, not exaggerated, truthful way
2. Right Actions - Wholesome action, avoiding action that would do harm
3. Right Livelihood - One's way of livelihood does not harm in any way oneself or others; directly or indirectly

Samadhi is developing mastery over one’s own mind. Within this division are another three parts of the Noble Eightfold Path:

1. Right Effort/Exercise - One makes an effort to improve
2. Right Mindfulness/Awareness - Mental ability to see things for what they are with clear consciousness
3. Right Concentration - Being aware of the present reality within oneself, without any craving or aversion.

Panna is the wisdom which purifies the mind. Within this division fall two more parts of the Noble Eightfold Path:

1. Right Thoughts - Change in the pattern of thinking.
2. Right Understanding - Understanding reality as it is, not just as it appears to be.