Four Arya Truths
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The Four Arya Truths are the foundational Buddhist teachings that diagnose the nature of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path leading to liberation.
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| Four Arya Truths canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Four Arya Truths Context triple: [Four Noble Truths, alsoKnownAs, Four Arya Truths]
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Four Arya Truths Target entity description: The Four Arya Truths are the foundational Buddhist teachings that diagnose the nature of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path leading to liberation.
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A.
A Lannister Always Pays His Debts
"A Lannister Always Pays His Debts" is a prominent musical theme from the Game of Thrones television series, associated with House Lannister and composed by Ramin Djawadi.
-
B.
The Rains of Castamere
"The Rains of Castamere" is a haunting, recurring song from Game of Thrones that symbolizes Lannister power and foreshadows betrayal and massacre, most famously associated with the Red Wedding.
-
C.
The Goldyn Targe
The Goldyn Targe is a celebrated allegorical dream-vision poem by Scottish makar William Dunbar, noted for its rich imagery and exploration of love, reason, and the power of the senses.
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D.
A Song of Ice and Fire
A Song of Ice and Fire is George R. R. Martin’s epic fantasy novel series set in the politically turbulent, magic-tinged continents of Westeros and Essos, renowned for its complex characters, intricate plotting, and subversion of genre tropes.
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E.
The Eyes of the Dragon
The Eyes of the Dragon is a fantasy novel by Stephen King that blends fairy-tale elements with political intrigue in the kingdom of Delain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist doctrine
ⓘ
core Buddhist teaching ⓘ spiritual framework ⓘ |
| aim |
attainment of nirvana
ⓘ
end of dukkha ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Four Noble Truths
ⓘ
Four Noble Truths ⓘ
surface form:
cattāri ariyasaccāni
|
| associatedWithFigure |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
|
| centralTheme |
liberation from suffering
ⓘ
path to enlightenment ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| component |
Truth of suffering
ⓘ
Truth of the cessation of suffering ⓘ Truth of the origin of suffering ⓘ Truth of the path leading to the cessation of suffering ⓘ |
| firstSermonTraditionalCountry | India ⓘ |
| firstSermonTraditionalLocation | Sarnath ⓘ |
| firstTruthName | dukkha ⓘ |
| fourthTruthName | magga ⓘ |
| function |
affirm the possibility of cessation of suffering
ⓘ
diagnose the nature of suffering ⓘ identify the cause of suffering ⓘ prescribe a path to liberation ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Buddhist ethics
ⓘ
Buddhist meditation practices ⓘ Indian philosophy ⓘ
surface form:
Buddhist philosophy
|
| languageOfCanonicalForm |
Pali
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| numberOfComponents | 4 ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
ethics
ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ soteriology ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Middle Way
ⓘ
Eightfold Path ⓘ
surface form:
Noble Eightfold Path
Three Marks of Existence ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInBuddhism |
diagnosis of existential condition
ⓘ
foundational teaching ⓘ framework for liberation ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
the Pali Canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Pali Canon
|
| scripturalCollection | Sutta Pitaka ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
ⓘ
surface form:
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
|
| secondTruthName | samudaya ⓘ |
| teachingContext | first sermon of the Buddha ⓘ |
| thirdTruthName | nirodha ⓘ |
| tradition |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form:
Vajrayana Buddhism
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