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==Further Reading==
**[[Ringu Tulku]], ''Daring Steps Towards Fearlessness: The Three Vehicles of Buddhism'', Snow Lion, 2005


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/three_turnings.html A Brief Overview of the Three Turnings and the Mantra Pitaka of the Vidyadharas by Khenpo Pema Vajra]
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/three_turnings.html A Brief Overview of the Three Turnings and the Mantra Pitaka of the Vidyadharas by Khenpo Pema Vajra]


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Revision as of 20:21, 15 August 2007

Buddha Turning the Wheel of Dharma for the first time

Four Noble Truths - pakpé denpa shyi [Tib.], at the first turning of the wheel of the Dharma after attaining enlightenment, Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths. They are:-

  • the truth of suffering, which is to be understood,
  • the truth of the origin of suffering, which is to be abandoned,
  • the truth of cessation, which is to be actualized, and
  • the truth of the path, which is to be relied upon.

Sixteen Aspects of the Four Noble Truths

Suffering
1. Suffering
2. Impermanence
3. Emptiness
4. Selflessness

Origination
5. Cause
6. Origination
7. Intense Arising
8. Condition

Cessation
9. Peace
10. Cessation
11. Perfection
12. True Deliverance

Path
13. Path
14. Appropriate
15. Effective
16. Truly Delivering

Further Reading

    • Ringu Tulku, Daring Steps Towards Fearlessness: The Three Vehicles of Buddhism, Snow Lion, 2005

External Links