The Noble Truth of Suffering Every living being is a victim of suffering

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The Noble Truth of Suffering

Every living being is a victim of suffering

 

 

The Lord Buddha explained the nature of suffering in detail.

 

The Lord Buddha explained the nature of suffering in detail. The Pali word for ‘suffering’ is ‘dukkha’. A definition of suffering separates the Pali ‘dukkha’ into its root syllables ‘du-‘ and ‘-kha’. ‘Du-‘ refers to anything that is bad, to be avoided or brings danger. ‘kha’ refers to something that is devoid of goodness and happiness it is the sort of thing that only fools associate with goodness and happiness, but that the noble ones shun.

 

If it wasn’t for suffering, all beings would live a life without hardship or misery. In reality, however, there is no being which can escape suffering for as long as they remain caught up in the cycle of existence being born and reborn starting a new lifetime doesn’t allow one to escape from suffering

 

 

The Lord Buddha analysed suffering into the following categories:

 

The Lord Buddha analysed suffering into the following categories:

 

    1. Birth [jati dukkha]

    2. Aging [jara dukkha]

    3. Illness [byadi dukkha]

    4. Death [marana dukkha]

    5. Sorrow [soka dukkha]

    6. Lamentation [parideva dukkha]

    7. Pain [dukkha dukkha]

    8. Feeling slighted [domanassa dukkha]

    9. Bemoaning [upayassa dukkha]

    10. Exposure to hateful things [apiyehi sampayoga dukkha]

    11. Separation from loved ones and treasured things [piyehi vipayoga  dukkha]

    12. Disappointment [yam piccham na labhatin dukkha]

    13. Clinging to the Five Aggregates [pancupadanakkhandha dukkha]

 

to be continued...

 

 

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