The Four Noble Truths — AQA GCSE Religious Studies 8061
AQA GCSE Religious Studies · 8061
The Four Noble Truths
3.1.4.2 The Buddha and the Four Noble Truths
What you need to know
Explain the First Noble Truth of suffering (dukkha), identifying its different types.
Describe the Second Noble Truth regarding the causes of suffering (samudaya), focusing on the Three Poisons: ignorance, greed, and hate.
Understand the Third Noble Truth concerning the end of craving (tanha) and various interpretations of nibbana (nirvana) and Enlightenment.
Analyze the Fourth Noble Truth, the Eightfold Path (magga) to nibbana, categorizing it into the Threefold Way: ethics (sila), meditation (samadhi), and wisdom (panna), with reference to texts like Dhammapada 190–191.
