What are the main buddhist beleifs?

Answer 1

“The Four Noble Truths” which might be paraphrased as:

1. We all experience suffering in some way or another
“Mental, Physical, Emotional, Spiritual”.

2. Suffering is self-created.
“A consequence of our desiring things to be other than they are”.

3. It need not be this way.
“We have a choice as to how we perceive the world and live our lives”.

4. There are systematic ways to set about changing how we think and perceive.


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Answer 2

Literally or metaphorically, there is a phenomenon called 'rebirth' by which sentient (feeling) beings are reborn over and over into different forms at a level dependent upon the character of their behaviour, and directly proportional to their positive or negative effect (the Wheel of Rebirth and the Law of Karma). Simultaneously, it is affirmed that there is no essentiality ("soul" or "atman") which shifts from rebirth to rebirth and acquires or loses this karma (the Principle of Anatman).

The nature of sentient life is such that we may be conditioned (as by society) to come to a relationship to desire which is unwholesome (tanha), seize upon it and remain discontented and frustrated regardless of our conditions (dukkha). A means of resolving this dilemma (and arriving at the extinguishment of this spiritual dissatisfaction, a condition known as nirvana) was attributed to the culture hero Gautama Buddha. It consists of arranging a life conducive to this end, composed of skillful attention, morality, and wisdom (exemplified in the figure of the Buddha and refined by Buddhist lineages as the Eight-Fold Path, or Marga).

Answer 3

The Four noble truths, based on truths Gautamma Budha realized during his expierences of enlightment. Kurt Cobain was budhist!

Answer 4

4 Noble Truths:
1. There is suffering
2. There is a cause of suffering — craving
3. There is the cessation of suffering
4. There is a way leading to the cessation of suffering — the Noble Eightfold Path

Noble Eightfold Path:
1. Right Speech—One speaks in a non hurtful, not exaggerated, truthful way (samyag-vāc, sammā-vācā)
2. Right Actions—Wholesome action, avoiding action that would do harm (samyak-karmānta, sammā-kammanta)
3. Right Livelihood—One's way of livelihood does not harm in any way oneself or others; directly or indirectly (samyag-ājÄ«va, sammā-ājÄ«va)
4. Right Effort/Exercise—One makes an effort to improve (samyag-vyāyāma, sammā-vāyāma)
5. Right Mindfulness/Awareness—Mental ability to see things for what they are with clear consciousness (samyak-smṛti, sammā-sati)
6. Right Concentration/Meditation—Being aware of the present reality within oneself, without any craving or aversion. (samyak-samādhi, sammā-samādhi)
7. Right Understanding—Understanding reality as it is, not just as it appears to be. (samyag-dṛṣṭi, sammā-diá¹­á¹­hi)
8. Right Thoughts—Change in the pattern of thinking. (samyak-saṃkalpa, sammā-saṅkappa)

Answer 5

The four noble truths