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  2. Four Noble Truths - Wikipedia

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    [web 20] [note 17] Melvin E. Spiro further explains that "desire is the cause of suffering because desire is the cause of rebirth." [85] When desire ceases, rebirth and its accompanying suffering ceases. [85] [note 18] Peter Harvey explains: Once birth has arisen, "ageing and death", and various other dukkha states follow.

  3. Philosophy of desire - Wikipedia

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    The suffering ends when the craving and desire ends, or one is freed from all desires by eliminating the delusions, reaches "Enlightenment".

  4. Taṇhā - Wikipedia

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    Taṇhā (desire) can be related to the three poisons: [citation needed] Avijjā (avidyā) or moha (ignorance), the root of the three poisons, is also the basis for taṇhā. Rāga (attachment) is equivalent to bhava-taṇhā (craving to be) and kāma-taṇhā (sense-craving). Dosa (dveṣa) (aversion) is equivalent to vibhava-taṇhā (craving ...

  5. Philosophical pessimism - Wikipedia

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    The Four Noble Truths articulate the nature of suffering (dukkha), its origin in desire and attachment, the possibility of cessation , and the path leading to this cessation. The Noble Eightfold Path provides practical guidance for ethical and mental development, emphasizing right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right ...

  6. Duḥkha - Wikipedia

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    Duḥkha (/ ˈ d uː k ə /)(Sanskrit: दुःख; Pali: dukkha), "suffering", "pain," "unease," "unsatisfactoriness," is an important concept in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism. Its meaning depends on the context, and may refer more specifically to the "unsatisfactoriness" or "unease" of craving for and grasping after transient 'things ...

  7. Desire - Wikipedia

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    Desire-satisfaction theories of well-being state that a person's well-being is determined by whether that ... states that desiring is the cause of all suffering. ...

  8. Three marks of existence - Wikipedia

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    In Buddhism, the three marks of existence are three characteristics (Pali: tilakkhaṇa; Sanskrit: त्रिलक्षण trilakṣaṇa) of all existence and beings, namely anicca (impermanence), dukkha (commonly translated as "suffering" or "cause of suffering", "unsatisfactory", "unease"), [note 1] and anattā (without a lasting essence).

  9. Three poisons - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] These three poisons are considered to be three afflictions or character flaws that are innate in beings and the root of craving, and so causing suffering and rebirth. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The three poisons are symbolically shown at the center of the Buddhist Bhavachakra artwork, with the rooster, snake, and pig, representing greed, ill-will and ...