Gautama Buddha

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Teachings

The teachings of the Buddha are covered in the articles on Buddhism and Buddhist philosophy. Many Buddhist sects disagree as to what the Buddha actually taught. There seems to be major agreement on these points:

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Buddhism - Buddhist philosophy - Buddhist sects

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• The Four Noble Truths: that suffering is an inherent part of existence; that suffering is caused by craving; that craving can be ceased; and that following the Eightfold Path will lead to the cessation of craving (and suffering).
• The Eightfold Path: proper understanding, proper thought, proper speech, proper action, proper livelihood, proper effort, proper mindfulness, and proper concentration.
• The law of dependent causation: that events are not predestined, nor are they random, but that events are caused by the actions that preceded them.
• Rejection of the infallibility of accepted scripture: teachings should not be accepted unless they are borne out by our experiences.
• Anicca: That all things are impermanent.
• Anatta: That the perception of a constant "self" is an illusion.