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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The Buddha’s teaching that life involves dukkha and that this suffering needs to be fully understood.
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Specification 1.3 · Paper 2
Revise: First Noble TruthThe First Noble Truth teaches that life involves dukkha. This word is often translated as ‘suffering’, but it also includes stress, dissatisfaction and unsatisfactoriness. It describes both obvious pain and the less obvious difficulty of finding lasting security in a world where experiences change.
Specification 1.3 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
The Buddhist teaching that existence involves suffering and unsatisfactoriness, which must be understood.
Use examples from the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta and explain how they support the First Noble Truth.
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The First Noble Truth teaches that existence involves dukkha. This Pali word is often translated as ‘suffering’, but ‘unsatisfactoriness’ also helps explain its meaning. It includes obvious experiences such as pain and grief, as well as the deeper difficulty of finding lasting satisfaction in things that change.
